Core C++

Namespaces

Declarations


Example 1

// A simple namespace declaration with variables and functions
namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;

    // Function
    int GetInteger() {
        // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
        return iInteger;
    }
}

Example 2

// Namespaces are open to extension.
// In this example, namespace members in declared multiple sections.
namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;
}

namespace XoaX {
    // Function
    int GetInteger() {
        // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
        return iInteger;
    }
}

Example 3

// Separate interface and implementation
namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;
    // Function prototype
    int GetInteger();
}

// Function implementation
int XoaX::GetInteger() {
    // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
    return iInteger;
}

Example 4

// Unnamed namespaces are assigned names,
// which are unique in their translation unit.
// The code below is equivalent to
// namespace XXX {
//  int iInteger;
// }
// using namespace XXX;
// where XXX is a unique name assigned by the compiler
namespace {
    int iInteger;
}

Example 5

// Renaming a namespace
namespace XoaxDotNet {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;
}

// Create an a shorter alias for the namespace
namespace XoaX = XoaxDotNet;

Example 6

// Nested namespaces
namespace XoaX {
    namespace NGraphics {
        // Function declaration
        void Drawline(int iX1, int iY1, int iX2, int iY2);
    }
}

// Function definition
void XoaX::Ngraphics::Drawline(int iX1, int iY1, int iX2, int iY2) {
    // Drawing code
}

Accessing Members


Example 1

// A simple output example using "std" and the scope resolution operator
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    std::cout << "Hello World!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Example 2

// Accessing members of our own namespace
#include <iostream>

namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;

    // Function
    int GetInteger() {
        // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
        return iInteger;
    }

    // Class
    class CPoint {
    public:
        double mdX;
        double mdY;
    }
}

int main() {
    // Initialize the integer
    XoaX::iInteger = 2;
    // Output the value, by calling the function
    std::cout << XoaX::GetInteger() << std::endl;
    // Declare an instance of the a class in the namespace
    XoaX::CPoint qMyPoint = {3.1, 2.7};
    std::cout << qMyPoint.mdX  << ", " << qMyPoint.mdY << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Using Declaration


Example 1

// A simple output example using "std" and two "using" declarations
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;

    cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Example 2

// Accessing members of our own namespace with some using declarations
#include <iostream>

namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;

    // Function
    int GetInteger() {
        // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
        return iInteger;
    }

    // Class
    class CPoint {
    public:
        double mdX;
        double mdY;
    }
}

int main() {
    // Using declarations
    using XoaX::GetInteger();
    using XoaX::CPoint qMyPoint;

    // Initialize the integer—still needs qualification
    XoaX::iInteger = 2;
    // Output the value, by calling the function—no qualification
    std::cout << GetInteger() << std::endl;
    // Declare an instance of the a class in the
    // namespace—no qualification
    CPoint qMyPoint = {3.1, 2.7};
    std::cout << qMyPoint.mdX  << ", " << qMyPoint.mdY << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

Using Directive


Example 1

// A simple output example using "std" and a "using" directive
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    using namespace std;
    cout << "Hello World!" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Example 2

// Accessing members of our own namespace with a using directive
#include <iostream>

namespace XoaX {
    // Variable
    int iInteger;

    // Function
    int GetInteger() {
        // Variable accessed without scope resolution qualifier
        return iInteger;
    }

    // class
    class CPoint {
    public:
        double mdX;
        double mdY;
    }
}

int main() {
    // Using directive for XoaX
    using namespace XoaX;
    // Using directive for std—no qualification need for cout and endl;
    using namespace std;

    // Initialize the integer—no qualification
    iInteger = 2;
    // Output the value, by calling the function—no qualification
    cout << GetInteger() << endl;
    // Declare an instance of the a class in the
    // namespace—no qualification
    CPoint qMyPoint = {3.1, 2.7};
    cout << qMyPoint.mdX  << ", " << qMyPoint.mdY << endl;
    return 0;
}

Aliases


Example 1

// Nested namespaces
namespace XoaxDotNet {
    int iInteger;
    namespace NGraphics {
        // Function
        void Drawline(int iX1, int iY1, int iX2, int iY2) {
            // Drawing code
        }
    }
}

int main () {
    // Aliases
    namespace XoaX = XoaxDotNet;
    namespace XoaXGraph = XoaxDotNet::NGraphics;

    // We can use XoaX instead of XoaxDotNet
    XoaX::iInteger = 34;

    // We can use the XoaXGraph instead of XoaxDotNet::Drawline
    XoaXGraph::Drawline(0, 0, 100, 100);
    return 0;
}

Example 2

// Composition of namespaces
namespace NMine {
    int iInt1;
}

namespace NYours {
    int iInt2;
}

namespace NOurs {
    using namespace NMine;
    using namespace NYours;

    int iInt3;
}

int main () {
    // Members can be called by using the name of the composition
    NOurs::iInt1 = 1;
    NOurs::iInt2 = 2;
    NOurs::iInt3 = 3;
    // Some code
    return 0;
}

Example 3

// Selection of namespace members
namespace NMine {
    int iInt1;
    int iInt2
}

namespace NYours {
    int iInt2;
    int iInt3;
}

namespace NOurs {
    // Select only these members to add to the namespace
    using NMine::iInt2;
    using NYours::iInt3;

    int iInt1;
}

int main () {
    // Use iInt1 declared in NOurs
    NOurs::iInt1 = 1;
    // Use iInt2 declared in NMine
    NOurs::iInt2 = 2;
    // Use iInt3 declared in NYours
    NOurs::iInt3 = 3;
    // Some code
    return 0;
}

Example 4

// Composition of namespaces with preference
namespace NMine {
    int iInt1;
    int iInt2
}

namespace NYours {
    int iInt2;
    int iInt3;
}

namespace NOurs {
    using namespace NMine;
    using namespace NYours;
    // Select NYours::iInt2 instead over NMine::iInt2
    using NYours::iInt2;

    int iInt4;
}

int main () {
    // Use NMine::iInt1
    NOurs::iInt1 = 1;
    // Use NYours::iInt2 by selected preference
    NOurs::iInt2 = 2;
    // Use NYours::iInt3
    NOurs::iInt3 = 3;
    // Use NOurs::iInt4
    NOurs::iInt4 = 4;
    // Some code
    return 0;
}

Nested


Example 1

// Nested namespaces
namespace XoaX {
    int iInteger;
    namespace NGraphics {
        namespace NTwoDimensional {
            // Function
            void Drawline(int iX1, int iY1, int iX2, int iY2) {
                // Drawing code
            }
        }
    }
}

int main () {
    // We can call the function using multiple scope resolution
    XoaX::NGraphics::NTwoDimensional::Drawline(0, 0, 100, 100);
    // Or we can create an alias and use that
    namespace XoaX2D = XoaX::NGraphics::NTwoDimensional;
    XoaX2D::Drawline(0, 0, 100, 100);
    return 0;
}

Unnamed


Example 1

// Members of unnamed namespaces have internal linkage
// This is equivalent to the following line
// static int iInteger;
namespace {
    int iInteger;
}

int main () {
    iInteger = 1;
    // Some code
    return 0;
}
 

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