Namespace Specification

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The namespace specification is the second item in the file and is declared using the `namespace' keyword. By default, this is set to the name of the ASN.1 module that is being compiled. However, this can be modified by using the -nspfx and -namespace command line options. The -nspfx option adds the specified prefix before the module name. For example, if an ASN.1 module named `Employee' is being compiled and `-nspfx test.' is specified on the command line, the namespace name in the generated source files would be `test.Employee'. The -namespace switch takes this a step further. It allows specification of the full namespace name. In the sample specification above, `-nspfx sample_ber.' was specified on the compiler command line.

Standard using statements are added for the ASN1C C# run-time classes and C# utility classes. Using statements may also be added for items imported from other ASN.1 modules if they don't exist within the namespace being generated.