Creating a namespace alias (C++ only)

An alternate name can be used in order to refer to a specific namespace identifier.

namespace INTERNATIONAL_BUSINESS_MACHINES {
  void f();
}

namespace IBM = INTERNATIONAL_BUSINESS_MACHINES;

In this example, the IBM identifier is an alias for INTERNATIONAL_BUSINESS_MACHINES. This is useful for referring to long namespace identifiers.

If a namespace name or alias is declared as the name of any other entity in the same declarative region, a compiler error will result. Also, if a namespace name defined at global scope is declared as the name of any other entity in any global scope of the program, a compiler error will result.

Related information

• File/global scope