How can I rename my c# namespace to include a dot

Question

I want to rename my namespace, MyProjectTest.Core to MyProject.Test.Core, but the Visual Studio 2017 refactoring tool doesn't let me insert . into the name.

I do not want to do that manually, is there another option?

Mot

what you mean it doesn't let you insert .? You can rename namespace and add as many .s as you want. – Amenable

As is only apparent in the answer (but ought to be in the question), this appears to specifically be talking about performing a rename via the Refactoring tool. – Catchpole

Answer 1

It is correct, you can not use your keyboard key . to enter a dot, however, you can use CTRL+C to copy the dot character (from this answer, if you want) and then insert the dot into the name with CTRL+V.

Note: Visual Studio 2017 will complain about invalid characters, but it will rename it anyway if you click apply:

Mot

How could I do if I want to change from "My.Project" to "My.Project.Core", for example. When I select "My.Project" then crtl + r + crtl + r to rename the ide just select "My" – Tonnie

Be careful with such renames since it could lead to unexpected changes. E. g. renaming of MyProject part in MyProject.Test.Core will rename all instances of all namespaces started with MyProject, not only MyProject.Test.Core. And adding a dot to the new name will make undo quite hard. – Hath

Doesn't work in VS2022, but still works in VS2019, great answer. – Kennith

Answer 2

Goto project properties and change the default namespace.

Sedulous

Your answer looks either incomplete because you mean doing this in combination with the "Sync namespaces" action on the project (moreover I doubt it exists in VS 2017) or wrong because changing the default namespace of the project alone will only affect files generated after the change and not existing files. I suggest that you either edit to add more details or simply delete your answer – Yabber