asp.net namespace doesn't match folder structure

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I am building this SportStore app from a book example. Everything works perfectly. But when I look into the code, I realize that the namespace doesn't match the folder path. Then why Visual Studio can still compile and run them example? (as you notice, the difference is the letter "s" in "SportsStore"

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user47589 · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-27 18:18:20Z

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Folder and filenames are ignored by the compiler. All it cares about is the contents of the files. .Net doesn't require folders to match namespaces. Class names are not required to match the filenames, either.

answered Jun 27, 2013 at 18:18

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kaboom Over a year ago

thanks. btw, why it still can look for the correct class to use?

user47589 Over a year ago

I don't understand your question. The compiler doesn't look at filenames. It looks at the contents of the files.

paulius_l Over a year ago

@kaboom: the compiler looks for the class by the path defined in .csproj file. After it is compiled and linked into an assembly, the classes are looked up by namespace.

user47589 Over a year ago

@paulius_l, the path defined in the .csproj file is not used to locate a class. It's only used to define which files are included in compilation. Class names are completely independent of file names.

paulius_l Over a year ago

Sorry, meant to write that classes are located in files referenced by .csproj. I hope that still explained kaboom how does the Visual Studio compilation work, albeit not entirely correctly.

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