Chapter 16. Exploring Namespaces

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  • Learn what namespaces are and what they can do for you

  • See how to declare and define namespacess

  • Discover how to use unnamed namespaces

  • Learn about the using declaration and the using directive

  • Find out about namespace aliases and composite namespaces

  • Understand the global namespace

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What Is a Namespace?

A namespace is a C++ declaration area that lets you add a secondary name to an identifier, helping to ensure that no duplicate global identifier names exist in a program. The namespace is just a name that acts as a wrapper for the identifiers within it. Why would you need something like this in C++?

Namespace

A C++ declaration area that lets you add a secondary name to an identifier, helping to insure ...

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