??? RE: [Dev-C++] ioannis - namespaces

[Daniel G. <sp...@ho...>]

Hasn't this just been copied from a week ago and the "thinkgeek.com" wrapper 
put around it?


>From: "Ioannis Vranos" <no...@ho...>
>To: "Dev-C++ Mailing List" <dev...@li...>
>Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] ioannis - namespaces
>Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 14:20:30 +0300
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev...@li...
> > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf
> > Of Ioannis Vranos
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 2:09 PM
> > To: dev...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] ioannis - namespaces
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dev...@li...
> > > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf
> > > Of Daniel Glenfield
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:36 PM
> > > To: dev...@li...
> > > Subject: [Dev-C++] ioannis - namespaces
> > >
> > >
> > > Ioannis, you've mentioned several times to always use
> > > namespaces as locally
> > > as possible. I was wondering why this is? What is the benefit
> > > of using them
> > > locally?
> > >
> > > Daniel
> >
> >
> > The namespace system was made to provide a system that
> > enables combining
> > various libraries while protecting from name clashes.
> >
> > So you can for example do:
> >
> > #include <iostream>
>
>   #include <vector>
>
> >
> > // Daniel's version of vector
> > #include <daniel.h>
> >
> >
> > int main()
> > {
> >  using std::cout;
>
>    using std::endl;
>
> >  using daniel::vector;
> >
> >  vector<int>array(50, 1);
> >
> >  cout<<array[i]<<endl;
> > }
> >
> >
> > As god says in TC++PL, using global using directives is an efffort to
> > defeat the namespace system, which has bad consequences in large
> > projects. We must try to use more using std::something; than using
> > namespace std; and as in small scope as possible.
> >
> > In general myself, i use using std::something; for 2-3 facilities in a
> > given function, and if there are more i place a using
> > namespace std; in
> > that function scope.
> >
> >
> > Ioannis
> >
> > * Ioannis Vranos
> > * Programming pages: http://www.noicys.cjb.net
> > * Alternative URL: http://run.to/noicys
> >
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