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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re: namespaces: import name conflicts with defined
 class
From: greg@chiaraquartet.net (Gregory Beaver)

Benjamin Schulz wrote:
> On 02.10.2007, at 22:04, Stanislav Malyshev wrote:
> 
> 
>>> <?php
>>> import ::Exception as Notused;
>>> import Foo::Exception;
>>> ?>
>>>
>>
>> I wouldn't actually recommend using such code. If you have
>> Foo::Exception just use Foo::Exception - it's short enough :)
>>
> 
> And what if not? "throw App::package::subpackage::Exception" in a file
> that has the namespace "App::package::subpackage" is just wrong,
> importing the Exception as a different name as well. Importing the
> global Exception as something else - i don't even know what to answer to
> that ... this problem makes the whole concept just seem broken, is there
> even a concept? ;)
> 
> regards,
> Benjamin

<?php
namespace test;
class Exception {}
$a = new Exception('hi');
?>

The above code works just fine.

Yes there is a concept.  import is best used within a namespace.  So,
namespace your code and there is no need to import global classes.

Greg