Module symbol name clash

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jpavel (Posted 2009) [#1]

Hello, I'm working to further my understanding of BlitzMax's module system: If two modules declare types or globals with the same name (for instance if a hypothetical "games.fontutils" module also declared a TFont type), can these types still be used, maybe with a Java package-like syntax (BRL.Font.TFont, games.fontutils.TFont), or would such a situation result in a compile/link error? Thanks, Jesse

Gabriel (Posted 2009) [#2]

Yes, that's exactly how it works. The module groupname and modulename are combined to form a namespace. If you just used TFont alone, it would result in a compile error, but with the namespace in front, it will compile and link just fine.

jpavel (Posted 2009) [#3]

Thanks for the quick reply! BlitzMax seems to have a nice blend of C's and Java's language features, and it feels right at home.