The type or namespace name 'Foo' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
This error is shown when a type isn't found. This is because either:
Namespaces are used to differentiate between different types that share the same name, and are required to be referenced if in use.
They are declared in the using
block at the top of a script:
using UnityEngine;
Most IDEs will help you reference the appropriate namespaces by providing quick actions when your caret is on the relevant block of code. Visual Studio has Quick Actions, Visual Studio Code has Quick Fixes, and Rider has Intention Actions.
Take care to add the correct namespace.
To manually resolve this issue, understand what namespace a Type is in by looking at the documentation or source code. The namespace is listed at the top of the documentation.
The Unity C# reference source code. The source code for packages added to a project can be found under the Packages folder in the Project window.
If multiple namespaces contain types by the same name, the code needs to specify which is used. You can use this syntax:
using Object = UnityEngine.Object;
I am using the appropriate namespace and still having an issue: