Can I add methods to the Global (Root) namespace?

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Can I add methods to the global namespace (the root namespace that contains System), so I can write, without uses clause, MyFunction instead of namespace.MyFunction?

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Working in the System namespace now - this has the required effect.

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either works, you can add types to any namespace, you can also use “namespace;” at the top of thee unit to define types without any namespace. And System is always used, yes.

That said, I’d question whether this is a good idea (either no-namespace or adding stuff to System). whats the real end goal here?

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End goal is to add keywords - for my VB.Net RTL.

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And indeed, namespace; works :smile:

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Yeah, but why not have them in a namespace (and use that via the Default Uses Clause setting, say). feels cleaner…