To use classes from the .NET framework, such as the System.Console above, you need to import the namespace to which the class belongs. Then, when you call a method, you don't need to specify the fully qualified name of the method. Notice again, that the System.Console class is supported only when you compile your JScript .NET code with the jsc compiler and run it from the command line. Using the System.Console class in an ASP.NET page or in Code Behind JScript .NET code will yield a compilation error.

The following JScript .NET script shows how to print messages with the System.Console class:

import System;
class HelloWorld{
  //constructor
  function HelloWorld() {
    Console.WriteLine("Object Constructed");
  }
  
  function TypeHello() {
    Console.WriteLine("Hello World.");
  }
  
}

var myHelloWorldObj = new HelloWorld();
myHelloWorldObj.TypeHello();

To learn more about JScript .NET and ASP.NET, go to Column 116, JScript .NET, Part IX: Displaying Information.

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