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Unnamed namespaces

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Each translation unit contains an unnamed namespace that you can add to by saying “namespace” without an identifier:

//: C10:UnnamedNamespaces.cpp
namespace {
  class Arm  { /* ... */ };
  class Leg  { /* ... */ };
  class Head { /* ... */ };
  class Robot {
    Arm arm[4];
    Leg leg[16];
    Head head[3];
    // ...
  } xanthan;
  int i, j, k;
}
int main() {} ///:~

The names in this space are automatically available in that translation unit without qualification. It is guaranteed that an unnamed space is unique for each translation unit. If you put local names in an unnamed namespace, you don’t need to give them internal linkage by making them static.

C++ deprecates the use of file statics in favor of the unnamed namespace.

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