Using all syntax

[IdkGoodName]

What about allowing to import/use all of namespaces? E.g., let's say we have this in C.cs

namespace A.B {
    public class C {
        // ...
    }
}

And this in E.cs

namespace A.D {
    public class E {
        // ...
    }
}

Now, we can use

using A.B;
using A.D;

to get both C and E types. However, what about doing

using A.*;

instead?

[Flutterish]

This sounds fine until you create a namespace in A that makes your code do something unexpected. If anything this could be an IDE feature to add all current child namespaces.

[khm1600]

#2653

[PathogenDavid]

@khm1600 you beat me to it!

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Duplicate of #2653

Similar/related proposals:

Allow importing every namespace in referenced assemblies	#1708
Proposals for more compact using directive syntax	#3590 #1696
Allow automatic importing when there's no conflicting types	#3477
Project-wide using directives	#3428 (C# 10.0 candidate) #1777

[333fred]

Closing as a duplicate.