Is it possible to reference enum from another class via a shortcut?

Question

So I have an enum like this:

public class MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName : AbstractModel, IPerforceModule
{
    public enum Status { Fatal, Priority, Error, Warning, Info, Debug }

and when I access the enum in another class I have to do so like:

MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status state = MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status.Fatal

What im trying to do is like link to this enum in my other class so I can skip the long class name.. something like this pseudocode:

public class MyOtherClass : AbstractModel, IFileBrowser
{
    private enum Status = MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status
    Status state = Status.Fatal;
    (state == MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status.Fatal) //true

Any way this could be done in C#?

Closest you can do is define alias (but not inside `MyOtherClass` - on top of .cs file in which that class resides): `using Status = MyNamespace.MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status;` — Evk, Mar 27 '18 at 11:02
yep, alias did it, exactly what I need. Youre right this is probably a duplicate of the alias class name question, I just wasnt sure what doing this is called (alias) so was hard to search for. — Olli, Mar 27 '18 at 12:19

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '18 at 11:00

You have created an enum in the scope of the class. Simply move the enum out so 'it stands on its own' inside the namespace:

public enum Status { Fatal, Priority, Error, Warning, Info, Debug }

public class MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName : AbstractModel, IPerforceModule
{

Another way would be to create an using:

using Short = NameSpace.MyObnoxiouslyLongClassName.Status;

The downside of the latter is that you have to repeat the using in every class you intend to use it.

Is it possible to reference enum from another class via a shortcut?

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