qt_begin_namespace

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QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QTableView)

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      namespace

      
      

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namespace Foo { class QTableView; }
using ::Foo::QTableView;

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QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE


class QTableView;
QT_END_NAMESPACE

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namespace Foo {
class QTableView;
}

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class QTableView;

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Will cause a conflict because QTableView is forward declared outside the appropriate namespace, whereas including <QTableView> in the .cpp file brings in another QTableView declared inside the namespace and <QtGlobal> says

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      in order to make client code compile regardless of the Qt namespace usage. So QTableView becomes ambiguous and the 



compiler doesn't know which one to use, QTableView or Foo::QTableView.















Summary: Plain "class QTableView;" works as long as Qt is not compiled in a namespace. Using the macros will 



make your code more compatible. As far as I remember, for example the Eclipse integration requires Qt to 



be compiled in a certain namespace.



				



			







http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/15946-What-s-effect-of-QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE-Thanks











		



			







                        	



		         



			



			

using namespace ::Foo;

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