
Wondering why the "using static" is not functional in Visual Studio 2013.

Wondering why the "using static" is not functional in Visual Studio 2013.
You need a minimum of VS 2015 to use c# 6 features.
You also need to ensure that c#6 is enabled in the Language version property of the project.
 
    
    "using static" feature was introduced in C# 6.0. How to enable C# 6.0 features in Visual Studio 2013 is described here
 
    
    