Visual Studio无法识别System.Linq

Question

I created this program and C# and it worked correctly a few weeks ago. Now, I copied all of this code to a another project I am working on. I added it to a brand new C# Class inside of the project I am working on. Visual Studio didn't recognize the assembly references that say "not found" in the comments.

This is just bizarre since they were found in the previous program. Does anyone know why Visual Studio can't find these assembly references.

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Linq;    //not found
using System.Text;
using XML_Creator;     //not found
using System.Xml.Linq; //not found
using System.IO;

Answer 1

An educated guess: It's probably the .NET framework target version of the new project.

System.Linq was introduced on .NET Framework 3.5.

Go to Project -> Properties -> Application and check the Target Framework property. It's probably a target framework prior to 3.5

Answer 2

You need to add refrence to system.Core.

Answer 3

• Step 1) Go to your Project Solution Explorer and Select References
• Step 2) Right click it on References and Select Add Reference... a form will appear
• Step 3) Search linq on Search bar
• Step 4) Now Select/tick the System.XML.Linq checkbox
• Step 5) Click Ok

Answer 4

You need to right click on the solution in Solution Explorer and add a reference to System.Xml.Linq and/or System.Linq in Project Properties.

This has hit me several times - I see it a lot with System.Configuration as well. (For some reason those two references seem to be particularly picky)

Answer 5

If your file is in App_Code folder, try moving it to another folder. For me its solved the problem.

Answer 6

For me I tried this and worked:

PROJECT==>Add Reference ==> Browse ==> C:\\Windows\\winsxs\\x86_netfx35linq-system.core_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_6161fc35ed136622\\System.core.dll

Or

you can simply find the System.core.dll using windows search on Os System Drive

Answer 7

I had a similar issue. I upgraded my asp.net project to .NET Framework 4.5.x and it worked. I did tried 4.5.1 first and then later 4.5.0 and both seem to be helping.