Use static function from a class without naming the class

Question

How can I access functions from a class without having to name that class every time? I know how to use "using" so that I don't have to name the namespace but I was hoping there was a way to do with this static functions so that I can call them the way I would call a function in the same class.

Answer 1

using static yournamespace.yourclassname;

then call the static class method without class name;

Example:

Class1.cs

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    class Utils
    {
        public static void Hello()
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Hello world!");
        }
    }
}

Form1.cs

using System.Windows.Forms;
using static WindowsFormsApplication1.Utils;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            Hello();    // <====== LOOK HERE
        }
    }
}

Answer 2

I routinely have

static Action<object> o = s => Console.WriteLine(s);

in my code which makes debug output so much less noisy. That way I can call Console's static Writeline() much easier. Would that help?