The type exists in both DLLs

Question

I wanted to use something from Accord library as well as the AForge library. But when I installed it, I started getting the following error:

Error CS0433
The type 'IntPoint' exists in both
    'AForge, Version=2.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=c1db6ff4eaa06aeb' and
    'Accord, Version=3.0.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=fa1a88e29555ccf7'

On this line of code:

startingPoint = new IntPoint(point.X, point.Y);

How can I ensure that I only use the original AForge DLL for this? Is there perhaps a workaround?

I tried

AForge.IntPoint

but as it turns out, Accord uses the same namespace...!

Answer 1

Open up your project's References, right-click on the offender, and select Properties.

Change your Aliases to a custom name:

Then whenever you wish to use your offending reference in your code, simply insert this at the top of your file:

extern alias MyAlias;