Re: How to use the istream and ostream?
"Bill Thompson" <bill@nospam.org> wrote in message
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Ma Xiaoming wrote:
Hello Bill,
Thanks for your help. I handled the problem by your help. I added the
following code to the head file:
using namespace std;
For play code that is fine. In the header... I wouldn't recommend
doing so for the real world. It will open the std:: namespace on ANY file
that includes the header. Which negates all of the reasonings for having
namespaces to begin with. Not something others whom use the header would
appreciate.
It's better to get into the habit typing the "std::", especially in header
files... After a while the fingers go into automatic mode, typing
"std::" will be a effortless process.
Just don't effortlessly put it in front of names like setjmp, va_start,
and errno (among others), since they're macros. Which negates *some*
of the reason for having namespaces to begin with.
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com
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