How do you include references to external assemblies in Azure Functions

Question

I tried the following:

using System;
using Newtonsoft.Json
using Newtonsoft.Linq

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Answer 1

Steve,

.NET Framework assemblies and a few "shared" assemblies may be added with the following syntax:

#r "AssemblyName"

So, for JSON.NET, you can use:

#r "Newtonsoft.Json"

Once the reference is added, then you can add your using statements as you would in a regular C# project/file:

using Newtonsoft.Json;

So, in summary, you need to add a reference to the assemblies you want to use, and import the namespaces exposed by that assembly so you can use its types. This is similar to what you'd do in Visual Studio, where you add the assembly reference and then add your using statements where you need them.

I hope this helps!