#718 – Scope

In C#, every name has a scope.  The scope of a name is the region of code in which you can refer to that name using just the unqualified name.

Here are some examples:

• The scope of a type defined within a namespace is all code also defined in that namespace
• The scope of a member declared in a class is the body of that class
• The scope of a parameter declared in a method is the body of that method
• The scope of a local variable is the method in which it is defined
• The scope of a local variable defined within a block is the body of that block