System.drawing namespace not found under console application

c# namespaces bitmap console-application
klijo picture klijo · Dec 18, 2011 · Viewed 122.8k times · Source

I selected console application as my C# project. But the imports that seemed to work under windows form project doesnt seem to work here. It says that the drawing namespace does not exist.

using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;

My problem is that i need to have the bitmap class. I am trying to make a command line app that does bitmap manipulations to a image. That's why i didn't chose my project to be a windows form's one.

Answer

SLaks picture SLaks · Dec 18, 2011

You need to add a reference to System.Drawing.dll.

As mentioned in the comments below this can be done as follows: In your Solution Explorer (Where all the files are shown with your project), right click the "References" folder and find System.Drawing on the .NET Tab.

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