C# – The type [Type] exists in both [Assembly1] and [netstandard 2.0 assembly]

.net-standard-2.0centity-framework-corenet

I cannot get Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore 2.0 to work with NETStandard.Library 2.0

Error CS0433 The type 'AttributeUsageAttribute' exists in both 'System.Runtime, Version=4.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' and 'netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' Contrived.Model.Schema D:\Contrived\Contrived\Framework\Contrived.Model.Schema\Attributes\EntityColumnAttribute.cs

My .csproj:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <SccProjectName>SAK</SccProjectName>
    <SccProvider>SAK</SccProvider>
    <SccAuxPath>SAK</SccAuxPath>
    <SccLocalPath>SAK</SccLocalPath>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="2.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Update="NETStandard.Library" Version="2.0.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

This also happens if i create a new solution and a netstandard 2.0 library then add entityframeworkcore 2.0

Error CS1703 Multiple assemblies with equivalent identity have been imported: 'D:\Users\maksymiuk_a.nuget\packages\netstandard.library\2.0.0\build\netstandard2.0\ref\System.Threading.Tasks.dll' and 'D:\Users\maksymiuk_a.nuget\packages\system.threading.tasks\4.3.0\ref\netstandard1.3\System.Threading.Tasks.dll'. Remove one of the duplicate references. ClassLibrary1 D:\Contrived\Contrived\ClassLibrary1\ClassLibrary1\CSC

Best Answer

Update: Visual Studio 2017 15.3 and the 2.0.0 SDK have been released. Use these versions to get rid of such conflicts.

This appears to be one of the build issues happening when using a mix of preview-tooling and "RTM" packages before all parts have been released.

To get the best support for 2.0.0 at the time of writing, do one of the following:

only use the same preview2 version of the nuget packages, the installed .NET Core SDK and the latest VS 2017 15.3 preview (15.3 Preview 7).
Use the latest VS 2017 15.3 Preview (Preview 7), install the 2.0.0 (not preview2) .NET Core Sdk from the CI build output at https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/Sdk/2.0.0/dotnet-sdk-2.0.0-win-x64.exe (the same build output location is used by microsoft's 2.0.0 docker images)

The reason for this requirement is that the 2.0.0 SDK knows about these conflicts and trims the conflicting references (System.*.dll in this case) out of the projects.

This is the style that Microsoft tends to use in their examples.

It appears that the guidance in this area may have changed, as StyleCop now enforces the use of the C# specific aliases.

C# – the difference between const and readonly in C#

Apart from the apparent difference of

having to declare the value at the time of a definition for a const VS readonly values can be computed dynamically but need to be assigned before the constructor exits.. after that it is frozen.
const's are implicitly static. You use a ClassName.ConstantName notation to access them.

There is a subtle difference. Consider a class defined in AssemblyA.

public class Const_V_Readonly
{
  public const int I_CONST_VALUE = 2;
  public readonly int I_RO_VALUE;
  public Const_V_Readonly()
  {
     I_RO_VALUE = 3;
  }
}

AssemblyB references AssemblyA and uses these values in code. When this is compiled:

in the case of the const value, it is like a find-replace. The value 2 is 'baked into' the AssemblyB's IL. This means that if tomorrow I update I_CONST_VALUE to 20, AssemblyB would still have 2 till I recompile it.
in the case of the readonly value, it is like a ref to a memory location. The value is not baked into AssemblyB's IL. This means that if the memory location is updated, AssemblyB gets the new value without recompilation. So if I_RO_VALUE is updated to 30, you only need to build AssemblyA and all clients do not need to be recompiled.

So if you are confident that the value of the constant won't change, use a const.

public const int CM_IN_A_METER = 100;

But if you have a constant that may change (e.g. w.r.t. precision).. or when in doubt, use a readonly.

public readonly float PI = 3.14;

Update: Aku needs to get a mention because he pointed this out first. Also I need to plug where I learned this: Effective C# - Bill Wagner

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