Is there any way to force the written of a namespace (forbide the use of using namespace) ?

[tonnot]

I'd like to forgbide the 'using namespace'.
The idea is to force the written of SPACE::class_or_function.
I have problems to find where I have the funtions and classes and, in adittion, I'm going to read my code better.
Is there any way to do this ?
Thanks

[Nisheeth]

Yes there is:
you can write :
using namespace::class_or_function;
so that when ever you use class_or_function, the compiler will itself attach namespace behind it, but to nothing else.
e.g:
using std::cout;

will enable you to use cout, but not cin (which will have to be std::cin).

[hanst99]

Nisheeth, I think what he meant was if there was a way to enforce users of a certain library etc to use the namespace::name syntax instead of using namespace NAMESPACE;

the answer is - no there isn't. And there shouldn't be. If you don't like using namespace - and I'm with you on that - just don't use it. But don't force any particular coding style on your users.

[Nisheeth]

Oh! If that's what he meant, then yes, there is no way t do so.
What I thought, was that he wanted to force the compiler and not another user.

[tonnot]

Thanks. Ok.

[webJose]

Something that may work: Instead of a namespace use a class.

class MyNamespace
{
public:
    //Add typedefs, static variables and static functions.
    typedef unsigned char MYCHAR;
    static MYCHAR myVar;
    static MYCHAR MyFunction();
};

//I think the above forces people to use those like this:

MyNamespace::MYCHAR someChar = MyNamespace::MyFunction();
if (someChar == MyNamespace::myVar)
{
    //Do stuff.
}

[hanst99]

Yeah, but why do that? Getting out of your way just to force people to submit to your idea of good syntax is kinda pointless, don't you think so?