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    copied!<p>When trying to access an <code>enum</code>, called Monsters, from another class, Visual Studio gives me the error "The type or namespace name 'Monsters' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)", despite having an associated <code>using</code> in my class.</p> <p>Here is my enum code:</p> <pre><code>namespace Zadify.Enums { public enum Monsters { Zombie, Skeleton, Mummy, Robot, Demon } } </code></pre> <p>And here is my class I need to access it from:</p> <pre><code>using System; using System.Xml.Serialization; using Zadify.Enums; namespace Zadify { [Serializable] public abstract class Goal { //Properties, Other methods public void AssignMonsterData(int rank) { var random = new Random(); var monsterTypeValues = Enum.GetValues(typeof (Monsters)); //Gives the error on "Monsters" here var monster = (Monsters) monsterTypeValues.GetValue(random.Next(rank - 1)); //Also gives the error on this "Monsters" //Do other stuff } </code></pre> <p>I later do a <code>switch</code> on <code>monster</code>, and it seems to be fine with every time I use <code>Monsters.Zombie</code>, <code>Monsters.Skeleton</code>, etc. I also have several other <code>enums</code> in <code>Zadify.Enums</code> that all work fine, and, in fact, I use the exact same code on them in this class.</p> <p>So far I have tried changing the enum's <code>namespace</code> and adding a <code>using</code> to that new <code>namespace</code>, copying <code>Monsters</code> into another file, cleaning the project, and rebuilding a hundred times. I'm using Visual Studio 2010 and writing a Mono for Android app, though there is no Android code in these classes.</p> <p>Visual Studio doesn't seem to have a problem until I build. Beforehand, intellisense works fine, if I take out the <code>using Zadify.Enums;</code> line, it asks if that's what I want to reference, and ctrl+clicking it brings me to the proper file.</p> <p>If there is any other code I should provide, let me know.</p>
 

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