How Can I Get C# To Distinguish Between Ambiguous Class Names?

Question

How can I get C# to distinguish between ambiguous class types without having to specify the full HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument name every time (it is ambiguous compared to System.Windows.Forms.HtmlDocument)?

Is there a way to make C# know that I am ALWAYS talking about one class or the other, and thus not have to specify it each time I use it?

Answer 1

Use aliases:

using HapHtmlDocument = HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument;
using WfHtmlDocument = System.Windows.Forms.HtmlDocument;

Answer 2

You can define an alias for one namespace, e.g:

using hap = HtmlAgilityPack;

and then use the alias instead of the full namespace:

hap.HtmlDocument doc = new hap.HtmlDocument;