Using Aliases
The using directive can be extended with the definition of a named alias, acting as an abbreviation for the namespace or type name on the right side. An example of this is shown in Chapter 22, “Dynamic Programming,” when dealing with the Word and Excel automation APIs. In this context, the Application type exists in both namespaces used for Word and Excel interop. Use of an alias allowed us to abbreviate references to them:
Now we can write the following two lines of code, disambiguating a reference to the Application interface:
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