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Namespaces ​

C++ definitions can sometimes be in a namespace. In this case, it is necessary to add the namespace for code generation to be correct. The namespace directive is used to specify the namespaces of the definitions.

Supported types:

  • Variables
  • Functions
  • Structures

Using namespace Directive ​

The namespace directive is simple to use. It precedes the supported definition and specifies the namespace in which the definition resides.

WARNING

Jule also uses the namespace you type directly in code generation, without checking if it writes the namespaces in the correct format. Adds :: in addition to the namespace.

For example:

jule
#namespace "foo::bar"
cpp fn exit(code: int)

fn main() {
    cpp.exit(1)
}

For the above function call, the code foo::bar::exit will be generated.

Accessing Static Defines ​

The namespace directive can be a kind of trick that can also be used to achieve static definitions.

For example:

jule
#namespace "std::numeric_limits<jule::Int>"
cpp fn max(): int

fn main() {
    let intMax = cpp.max()
    println(intMax)
}

In the example above, the max function actually points to the jule::Int (ie Jule's type int) instance of std::numeric_limits. So calls to the max function actually happen as std::numeric_limits<jule::Int>::max().