# What can't figure out the .. notation in a using statement means?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Tags:** vscode, modules\
**Created:** [February 6, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927 "2022-02-06T23:29:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![anon69491625](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@anon69491625](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon69491625)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/1 "2022-02-06T23:29:43Z")

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Hi there  
noob question. I am using vscode to try to figure out the notation in a Pkg. I can’t figure out what the using line does?

```julia
module Reader

using ..Client: read_one

```

AND if somone could tell me how to figure this out using vscode I would be grateful.

thank you

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**Author:** ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/2 "2022-02-06T23:32:13Z")

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[https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/#Submodules-and-relative-paths](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/#Submodules-and-relative-paths)

(Basically is similar to reference to parent directories, but on the module tree)

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**Author:** ![anon69491625](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@anon69491625](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon69491625)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/3 "2022-02-06T23:51:14Z")

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first of all, as always, thanks for taking the time @lmiq most appreciated. I STILL don’t get it to be honest. I see that it seems to be something related to [Submodules and relative paths](https://docs.julialang.org/en/v1/manual/modules/#Submodules-and-relative-paths) and I am happy to work through that

**BUT what is the benefit of doing this please?**  
AND  
**why couldn’t I get to the documentation for this using vscode?**

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**Author:** ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/4 "2022-02-06T23:57:19Z")

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Here is an example: [Help with modules and types - #2 by mmiller](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/help-with-modules-and-types/71782/2)

There is no inherent advantage, it is a choice of code organization.

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**Author:** ![anon69491625](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@anon69491625](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon69491625)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/5 "2022-02-07T00:07:59Z")

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WOW that is excellent!!! how did you find that please? Remember I am a noob and don’t know what questions to ask.  
thanks again

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**Author:** ![lmiq](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/lmiq/32/18314_2.png) [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/6 "2022-02-07T00:40:40Z")

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Nothing special, just remembered similar things being discussed here.

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**Author:** ![anon69491625](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/aeb1de/32.png) [@anon69491625](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/anon69491625)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-cant-figure-out-the-notation-in-a-using-statement-means/75927/7 "2022-02-07T01:02:50Z")

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Great, to be honest I wouldn’t have found that thread,

one last question. Your answer led directly to the official julia documentation.

**why couldn’t I get to the documentation for this using vscode?**

It seems to me that vscode should have parsed the line and determined it’s intent in a general sense and got me to the documentation. Did I do something wrong?