Namespace constant in C#

Question

Is there any way to define a constant for an entire namespace, rather than just within a class? For example:

namespace MyNamespace
{    
    public const st         


        

Answer 1

This is not possible

From MSDN:

The const keyword is used to modify a declaration of a field or local variable.

Since you can only have a field or local variable within a class, this means you cannot have a global const. (i.e namespace const)

Answer 2

No, there is not. Put it in a static class or enum.

Answer 3

You can use the constants in your other classes if you add the "Using Static" too:

using static MyNameSpace.MyGlobals;

namespace MyNameSpace {
    public static class MyGlobals{
        public const bool SAVE_LOGSPACE = true;
        public static readonly DateTime BACKTEST_START_DATE = new DateTime(2019,03,01);
}

Answer 4

I believe it's not possible. But you can create a Class with only constants.

public static class GlobalVar
{
    public const string MY_CONST = "Test";
}

and then use it like

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(GlobalVar.MY_CONST);
    }
}