Two packages have the same class name inside the same namespace. How to specifically use each class?

Question

The Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos (v3.29.1.0) and Micosoft.Azure.Documents (v2.10.3.0) has the same class called UnixDateTimeConverter within the same namespace Microsoft.Azure.Documents . My project needs to use both packages, and I cannot rename both. How can I specifically use the class of Microsoft.Azure.Documents package? ( cause that of Micosoft.Azure.Documents has public access modifier which can be called anywhere)

Micosoft.Azure.Cosmos package

Micosoft.Azure.Documents package

Answer 1

the key is that they are not in same namespace and you can choose which one you would like to use in your using section of code for instance

using UnixDateTimeConverter = Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.UnixDateTimeConverter;

this would instruct to use this implementation and not the older, but it is typically only necessary when you are using both namespaces to begin with, so just as often we can remove one of the using statements.