Namespaces are extensible. You can add subsequent declarations to a
previously defined namespace. Extensions may appear in files separate
from or attached to the original namespace definition. For
example:
namespace X { // namespace definition int a; int b; } namespace X { // namespace extension int c; int d; } namespace Y { // equivalent to namespace X int a; int b; int c; int d; }
In this example, namespace X is defined with a and b and later extended with c and d. namespace X now contains all four members. You may also declare all of the required members within one namespace. This method is represented by namespace Y. This namespace contains a, b, c, and d.
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