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__NAMESPACE__> <Using namespaces
Last updated: Fri, 10 Oct 2008

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Global space

Without any namespace definition, all class and function definitions are placed into the global space - as it was in PHP before namespaces were supported. Prefixing a name with :: will specify that the name is required from the global space even in the context of the namespace.

Example #1 Using global space specification

<?php
    namespace A
::B::C;
 
 
/* This function is A::B::C::fopen */
    
function fopen() { 
         
/* ... */
         
$f = ::fopen(...); // call global fopen
         
return $f;
    } 
?>



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Global space
Jrmy, pocketjpaul_gmail_com
22-Apr-2008 01:40
So, we need to prefix all base functions with :: ?

In my namespace, i have to use for exemple ::var_dump() ? Or it is just needed if Namespace::var_dump() already exists?

__NAMESPACE__> <Using namespaces
Last updated: Fri, 10 Oct 2008
 
 
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