C#

using static System.Console;
...
WriteLine("Foo"); // Calls System.Console.WriteLine("Foo");

Richard Deeming wrote:

of that type available with prefixing them

contents = await client.GetStringAsync(url);
var res2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(contents.ToString());
if (180 == res2.content.Count)
{
    StoredDates.Add(date, contents);
    StoredDatesList = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(StoredDates, Formatting.Indented);
}

public static string StoredDatesList
        {
            get => Preferences.Get(nameof(StoredDatesList), string.Empty);
            set => Preferences.Set(nameof(StoredDatesList), value);
        }
        public static async Task<string> GetDraws(Uri url, string date)
        {
            var StoredDates = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(StoredDatesList);
            var contents = string.Empty;
            var current = Connectivity.NetworkAccess;
            var client = new HttpClient();

            if (StoredDates != null)
                if (StoredDates.ContainsKey(date))
                {
                    contents = StoredDates[date];
                }
                else
                {
                    if (current != NetworkAccess.Internet)
                        return Helpers.Settings.Common_Error_NoInternetConnection;

                    contents = await DownloadResults(url, date, StoredDates, contents, client);
                }
            else
            {
                if (current != NetworkAccess.Internet)
                    return Helpers.Settings.Common_Error_NoInternetConnection;

                StoredDates = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                contents = await DownloadResults(url, date, StoredDates, contents, client);
            }
            return contents;
        }

        private static async Task<string> DownloadResults(Uri url, string date, Dictionary<string, string> StoredDates, string contents, HttpClient client)
        {
            contents = await client.GetStringAsync(url);
            var res2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<RootObject>(contents.ToString());
            if (180 == res2.content.Count)
            {
                StoredDates.Add(date, contents);
                StoredDatesList = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(StoredDates, Formatting.Indented);
            }

            return contents;
        }

...
public const string Common_Error_NoInternetConnection = "Error_NoInternetConnection";

public class PriceConverter<T> : DefaultTypeConverter
{
    public override object ConvertFromString(string text, IReaderRow row, MemberMapData memberMapData)
    {
        var result = 0.00;
        if (text.StartsWith("$"))
        {
            double.TryParse(text.Substring(1, text.Length - 1), out result);<br />
        }
        else
        {
            result = double.Parse(text);
        }

        return result;              
    }        
}

Map(m => m.SoldFor).Index(25).TypeConverter<PriceConverter<double>>();

jkirkerx wrote:

Hope this helps somebody in the future