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From: twb@hoqax.UUCP (BEATTIE)
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Subject: Re: Why are typedef names in the same name space as variable names?
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Date: Wed, 5-Nov-86 09:09:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  5 09:09:32 1986
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> Why are typedef names in the same name space as variable names?  In C
> this presents very few problems, but in C++ it causes problems.  Since
> class names are implicitly made into typedef names, they are also in the
> same name space as variable names.  This means that you cannot have
> something like:
> 
> 	struct foo { /* ... */ };
> 
> 	int foo;
> 
> in C++.
> 				Don Nash

To avoid things like:
	foo foo;
Tom.