Classes and namespaces sharing the same name in C++
c++, class, namespaces, symbols
Solution
You can use `::abc::xx`, that is, identify the variable or type as its absolute namespace path. If you don't specify an absolute name, relative names start going upwards in the including namespaces/classes.
Problem
Let's say I have a class called 'foo' in namespace "abc"... ``` namespace abc { class foo { int a; int b; }; } ``` ...and then say I have another class called "abc" in a different namespace ``` #include "foo.h" namespace foo { class abc { abc::a = 10; }; } ``` abc::a would not be a defined type, because it would be searching class abc, not namespace abc. How would I go about properlly referencing an object in another namespace, wherein that other namespace had the same name as the class I'm in?