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C# User Authentication with ASP.NET Identity Segmenting and Protecting Data Segmenting Data

Posted by Ar33ss Leon
Ar33ss Leon
4,621 Points

is a namespace but is used like a type

I am trying to add User properties to "Entry" but I get this error: " 'User' is a namespace but is used like a type "

   [Required]
    public string UserId { get; set; }

    public User User { get; set; }

UPDATE : I resolved this issue by typing --> public User.User User { get; set; }

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The problem is not in this snippet, but somewhere else something is making the compiler think "User" is a namespace instead of a class. I'd look first where the class "User" is defined.

If you need help finding it, you might need to upload the entire project into a repo to allow folks to look it over.

Ar33ss Leon
Ar33ss Leon
4,621 Points

I got this by typing :

     public User.User User { get; set; }
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

So it was (and still is) a namespace. But it probably isn't intended to be. It should not be necessary to qualify the class name like that. And now I'm certain it's in the module where the class "User" is defined.