Compiler Warning (level 2) CS0436

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The type 'type' in 'assembly' conflicts with the imported type 'type2' in 'assembly'. Using the type defined in 'assembly'.

This warning is issued when a type in a source file (file_2) conflicts with an imported type in file _1. The compiler uses the one in the source file.

Example

// CS0436_a.cs
// compile with: /target:library
public class A {
   public void Test() {
      System.Console.WriteLine("CS0436_a");
   }
}

The following example generates CS0436.

// CS0436_b.cs
// compile with: /reference:CS0436_a.dll
// CS0436 expected
public class A { 
   public void Test() {
      System.Console.WriteLine("CS0436_b");
   }
}

public class Test 
{
   public static void Main() 
   {
      A x = new A();
      x.Test();
   }
}