import a static method

Question

How can I import a static method from another c# source file and use it without "dots"?

like :

foo.cs

namespace foo
{
    public static class bar
    {
        public static void foobar()
        {
        }
    }
}

Program.cs

using foo.bar.foobar; <= can't!

namespace Program
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
             foobar();
        }
    }
}

I can't just foobar();, but if I write using foo; on the top and call foobar() as foo.bar.foobar() it works, despite being much verbose. Any workarounds to this?

Answer 1

With C# 6.0 you can.

C# 6.0 allows static import (See using Static Member)

You will be able to do:

using static foo.bar;

and then in your Main method you can do:

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    foobar();
}

You can do the same with System.Console like:

using System;
using static System.Console;
namespace SomeTestApp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Test Message");
            WriteLine("Test Message with Class name");
        }
   }
}

EDIT: Since the release of Visual Studio 2015 CTP, in January 2015, static import feature requires explicit mention of static keyword like:

using static System.Console;