using (C# Reference)

• 04/05/2019
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The using keyword has three major uses:

• The using statement defines a scope at the end of which an object will be disposed.
• The using directive creates an alias for a namespace or imports types defined in other namespaces.
• The using static directive imports the members of a single class.

See also

• C# Reference
• C# Programming Guide
• C# Keywords
• Namespace Keywords
• Namespaces
• extern