How do I add a class to a custom namespace?

Question

I'm trying to add a class to a new namespace in my project. I have the following:

Namespace Admin
    Public Class Page
        ' Some Code
    End Class
End Namespace

I'm then trying to access that on my code behind file using:

Dim page As New Admin.Page()

For some reason, it isn't recognising Admin as a namespace, is there something obvious I'm missing here? I've attempted to add a reference to my namespace, but it does not appear in the list when I right click references and add reference in the solution explorer

VB appends NameSpaces you add. So if the Project root NS is WindowsApplication1, that one becomes, `WindowsApplication1.Admin` — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Jan 19 '15 at 21:27
@Plutonix: Yes, but the consuming file would also be in that namespace. — SLaks, Jan 19 '15 at 21:27
I was addressing why the OP may not see an Admin in any list. But yes more info on the config would help — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, Jan 19 '15 at 21:29
The class is in the following folder path: App_Code > Classes > Pages > Admin > Page.vb The file I'm trying to reference this in is a codebehind in the root folder. My project namespace is Bard, and I'm trying Bard.Admin, but that isn't working. — Ant, Jan 19 '15 at 21:38
My class isn't compiled to a dll, it's just an open file; is this a problem? — Ant, Jan 19 '15 at 21:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 19 '15 at 21:43

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I'm not sure how many people will need this, but it turns out the issue is to do with the "Build Action" setting on the class file in VS2012. I needed to change it to Compile, as opposed to "Content".

I'm unsure what this does, I just know that this allowed me to access the namespace.

answered Jan 19 '15 at 21:43

Ant

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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/145752/what-are-the-various-build-action-settings-in-vs-net-project-properties-and-wh and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22552589/what-is-content-build-action-in-visual-studio for some more information. – Styxxy Jan 20 '15 at 00:14

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 23 '15 at 07:49

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The Answer is Simple, if you have specified the Root Namespace from the Project Properties > Applications, then you will need to call your namespace as

Dim page As New <Rootnamespace>.Admin.Page()

answered Jan 23 '15 at 07:49

Dennis Henry

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How do I add a class to a custom namespace?

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