Thread: using namespace std; question.

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    Unhappy using namespace std; question.

    What is
    Code:
    using namespace std;
    and should I use it?
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    It makes the namespace for the block that follows...
    You can use it like this:
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
         cout << "Hi" << endl;
         return 0;
    }
    so you don't need to use std::cout, and std::endl; each time in your program...
    none...

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