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C# C# Basics Methods Methods

Atanu Mondal
Atanu Mondal
1,976 Points
Posted by Atanu Mondal
Atanu Mondal
1,976 Points

Thread.Sleep() working without adding the namespace using System.Threading, why?

using System;
class Program { 
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {        
//Part2 using system Namespace
        Console.WriteLine("Welcome to cat store");
        Thread.Sleep(1000);
        Console.WriteLine("Done Sleeping");
    }

why the above code is working for me, i haven't used the namespace System.Threading; at the top.

BTW i am using visualStudio.

thanks for any explanation or any reference in advance.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,198 Points

This is funny, most folks ask questions about why things are not working.   :laughing:

If you hover your mouse over the term, VS should pop up a helper message that shows you where the term is defined.

Zachary Greeley
Zachary Greeley
903 Points
Zachary Greeley
Zachary Greeley
903 Points

Even though you have already included the "System" namespace at the top of your code, you still need to specify the full namespace for the Thread class because it is not directly in the System namespace.

Instead, the Thread class is in the System.Threading namespace, which is like a sub-folder inside the System namespace. So to access the Sleep method of the Thread class, you need to use the full namespace of System.Threading before the Thread.Sleep method call.