Namespaces are a language feature of many programming languages, allowing local reuse of class and variable names.
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Which assembly do I need for DispatcherTimer? namespace not working [migrated]
I have an issue on a project using WPF. I am trying to use DispatchTimer. I see in another example the using DispatcherTimer = Windows.UI.Xaml.DispatcherTimer; namespace.
This does not work for me. ...
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Pros and cons of namespaces vs include/require in PHP?
I recently started using namespaces in PHP. When I first saw them, I thought that their syntax was ugly and I'd never use them. However, I created an autoloader (spl_autoload_register) that makes it ...
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Should package structure closely resemble class hierarchy?
Pretty simple question. Should package structure closely resemble class hierarchy? If so, how closely? Why or why not?
For instance, let's say you've got class A and class B, plus class AFactory ...
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Organization standards for large programs [closed]
I'm the only software developer at the company where I work. I was hired straight out of college, and I've been working here for several years. When I started, eveeryone was managing their own data as ...
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Why is “tight coupling between functions and data” bad?
I found this quote in "The Joy of Clojure" on p. 32, but someone said the same thing to me over dinner last week and I've heard it other places as well:
[A] downside to object-oriented programming ...
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What are the good practices for including namespaces in C++ that avoid more typing?
I am starting out with C++ and almost everywhere I see there is these 2 sentences at the top.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
As I understand namespaces are something to keep names ...
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Namespace conventions in Redis
My Java code has packages that look like, e.g.
me.unroll.monitoringclient
And we've largely followed this convention through - e.g., for RabbitMQ our queue names are things like
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How should modules access data outside their scope? [closed]
I run into this same problem quite often. First, I create a namespace and then add modules to this namespace. Then issue I always run into is how best to initialize the application? Naturally, each ...
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Do programmers (using an IDE) need to know namespaces? [duplicate]
I got into a discussion with a coworker over an interview question that was asked of a potential employee. "Name some namespaces/what do they do/what namespace is involved with x".
I'm of the opinion ...
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Why use typedefs for structs?
in C (ANSI, C99, etc.), structs live in their own namespace. A struct for a linked list might look something like this:
struct my_buffer_type {
struct my_buffer_type * next;
struct ...
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Nested classes vs namespaces
Is it good to use nested classes or should I use namespaces instead?
In context:
I have a templated codec loader and a codec have In objects and Out objects
template<class TypeOfData>
class ...
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Is C# namespace should be Project-Name?
I am working with multiple websites (freelancer) and a good amount of them I write using C# MVC4.
I created a very good boilerplace project that I plan to use on every next starting mvc4 application ...
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When to import names into the global namespace? (using x::y, from x import y etc.)
I've been programming in various languages for about 10 years now. And I still haven't figured out when it is a good idea to import something into the global namespace (using x::y in C++, from x ...
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Handling table name collisions in Django
Django creates a table name by joining the app label with the model name. A project can have many apps. If two have the same label, how can both be used in the same database?
I'm currently using very ...
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Advices on structure and names for namespaces and classes [closed]
I'm resistant to calling the "main" class the same as the namespace, but I sometimes find myself needing it. Considering I'm using the Vendor.Namespace.[Subnamespace].Class formula, imagine this ...
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Why do so many namespaces start with com
I've noticed that a lot of companies use "reverse domain name" namespaces and I'm curious where that practice originated and why it continues. Does it merely continue because of rote practice, or is ...
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What is meant by namespaced content and what advantages does it have?
I was reading this blog by James Bennett regarding HTML vs XHTML . He writes :
I don’t have any need for namespaced content; I’m not displaying any
complex mathematical notation here and don’t ...
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What should be done with class names that conflict (common) framework names
What should be done exactly when the most obvious class name for a component is taken by a framework? In my case, I need to make a class that describes an HTTP request. Of course, the most common name ...
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Does putting types/functions inside namespace make compiler's parsing work easy?
Retaining the names inside namespace will make compiler work less stressful!?
For example:
// test.cpp
#include</*iostream,vector,string,map*/>
class vec { /* ... */ };
Take 2 scenarios of ...
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Where do I place my example implementations in my framework?
I've created a pretty simple templating framework and have default implementations for some of my interfaces used for passing around information. I store these in MyFramework.Default namespace
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Should classes from the same namespace be kept in the same assembly?
For example, ISerializable and the Serializable Attribute are both in the System.Runtime.Serialization namespace, but not the assembly of the same name. On the other hand, DataContract attributes are ...
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Derived Classes and namespaces
I am deriving a class, for use in my application, from a class provided by another group. Should the derived class be in the namespace for my application or the namespace of the parent class?
While ...
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Why do we need URIs for XML namespaces?
I am trying to figure out why we need URIs for XML namespaces and I cannot find a purpose for that. Can anyone brighten me a little showing their use on a concrete example?
EDIT:
Ok so for ...
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How to choose a good namespace name? (Linguistically)
English in not my native language, therefore it is a little more difficult to pick a good name for a namespace. One example to make you see my problem a bit better:
We have a set of classes that have ...
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Dynamic Class Inheritance For PHP
I have a situation where I think I might need dynamic class inheritance in PHP 5.3, but the idea doesn't sit well and I'm looking for a different design pattern to solve my problem if it's possible.
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Using static classes as namespaces
I have seen other developers using static classes as namespaces
public static class CategoryA
{
public class Item1
{
public void DoSomething() { }
}
public class Item2
{
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Evaluating PHP namespaces
I'm at the pre-release stage of an open-source PHP project, one which I hope will be used by other developers in their own projects. The project doesn't currently support namespaces and I'm trying to ...
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How do I partially add PHP namespacing to a library without breaking existing code?
My company has created a modular PHP framework over the years, beginning long before PHP 5.3 added namespaces. Recently, we decided to start using namespaces in our library's new code, and we intend ...
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Company namespace in web applications
Most (good) namespace conventions require a company name scoped namespace.
eg
CompanyName.ComponentName.x.y.z
How well does this translate over to web applications? In many websites, the company is ...
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Namespaces just seem to be making things more complicated. Am I missing something?
Now that I am using namespaces in my php files which match the file's path, I have to append a namespace to pretty much every class instantiation. The namespaces definitely help my autoloader find ...
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Should I use a root namespace?
I'm currently working on a couple projects in Flash ActionScript, and I've been building up a small library of classes. I've been using a naming convention similar to:
foo.events.Bar and ...
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Adding to the System namespace in C#
Would it be acceptable for some very generic utilities or classes to be added in the System namespace?
I'm thinking of really basic stuff like a generic EventArgs (EventArgs<T>),
Use case: ...
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Is prefixing symbols also considered as namespacing?
For example, the Objective-C convention is to prefix the symbols with two or three capital letters which are abbreviations of the project: NSString, CABasicAnimation, MGTwitterEngine… In C, many ...
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Best practices for using namespaces in C++ [closed]
I have read Uncle Bob's Clean Code a few months ago, and it has had a profound impact on the way I write code. Even if it seemed like he was repeating things that every programmer should know, ...
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Number of Classes in a Namespace - Code Smell?
I have a C# library that's used by several executables. There's only a couple namespaces in the library, and I just noticed that one of the namespaces has quite a few classes in it. I've always ...
