Cannot Import Namespace I Created

I put this on a file

highlight Code:

Namespace ias
    Module robust
        <Extension()>
        Public Function getChildNode(ByVal node As mshtml.IHTMLDOMNode, ByVal child As Integer) As mshtml.IHTMLDOMNode
            Return node.childNodes(child)
        End Function
 
        Public hello As Double
    End Module
    Class SomeClass
 
    End Class
End Namespace

I put this on another file

Code:

Imports ias

Got error

Warning 1 Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'ias' doesn't contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases. \\work\c\business\fromwork\currentprojects\program\library\vb.net\angela.vb 5 9 googlepages


What the hell does that suppose to mean?

If you don't specify an access level for classes and modules, I believe that they will be Friend by default. This is an example of why you should ALWAYS provide an access level for EVERYTHING. If you specify what it is then you know what it is. If you accept the default then you have to be sure of what the default is. If you want those types to be Public then declare them Public.

Oh I should put public module rather than just module :)

Well I put the wrong sample. But I experimented anyway.

To experiment I create a brand new project and do

vb.net Code:

Imports somename 'This doesn't work Warning 1   Namespace or type specified in the Imports 'somename' doesn't contain any public member or cannot be found. Make sure the namespace or the type is defined and contains at least one public member. Make sure the imported element name doesn't use any aliases.    D:\Documents and Settings\Ferdy\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\ConsoleApplication1\Module1.vb   1   9   ConsoleApplication1
Imports System.Linq 'works fine. I can import all namespace except my own
 
Namespace SomeName
    Public Module hello 'It's public here, even though I am sure friends should work just fine
        Public Sub hello1()
 
        End Sub
    End Module
End Namespace
Public Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        SomeName.hello1() 'This works
    End Sub
End Module

Same error. I bet I am missing something.

Looks like I simply don't know how to use name space propery

Actually I have figured out what the problem is

I should do Imports projectname.somename rather than just imports somename

But that would defeat some important purpose. The same files are in several different projects and I do not want to "know" the project names. I want something that'll work irrelevant of the name of the project is.

Also I want to use imports because I want to create extension. I guess namespace feature is the one that has to go unless some genius will provide me with some solution.

It's not really the project name specifically. Every project has a root namespace. It is set to the project name by default, but you can change it to whatever you like on the Application page of the project properties. Any type that you don't declare within a Namespace block is a member of the root namespace. Any namespace you declare with a Namespace block is a child of the root namespace.

There's nothing to stop you using the same root namespace in multiple projects. If you want types in multiple projects to be members of the same namespace then use the same root namespace in each project and, optionally, the same child namespace(s).

Ah I see. What would really be cool is now that I am on the same namespace anyway, I should be able to do

imports somename

Yes there is no somename namespace

What exist is myrootnamespace.somename

However I do the imports thingy in a file that already is in myrootnamespace.

I guess that doesn't work out isn't it?