PHP Using namespaces


Introduction

Class, function or constant in a namespace can be used in following ways:

  • Using a class in current namespace
  • specifying a namespace relative to current namespace
  • giving a fully qualified name of namespace

From current namespace

In this example a namespace is loaded from test1.php. Function or class name referred to without namespace accesses those in current namespace

Example

#test1.php
<?php
namespace myspace\space1;
const MAX = 100;
function hello() {echo "hello in space1
";} class myclass{    static function hellomethod() {echo "hello in space1
";} } ?>

Use this file in following code

Example

 Live Demo

<?php
namespace myspace;
include 'test1.php';
const MAX = 200;
function hello() {echo "hello in myspace
";} class myclass{    static function hellomethod() {echo "hello in myspace
";} } hello(); myclass::hellomethod(); echo MAX; ?>

Output

hello in myspace
hello in myspace
200

Using relative namespace

In following example function and class is accesed with relative namespace

Example

<?php
namespace myspace;
include 'test1.php';
const MAX = 200;
function hello() {echo "hello in myspace
";} class myclass{    static function hellomethod() {echo "hello in myspace
";} } space1\hello(); space1\myclass::hellomethod(); echo space1\MAX; ?>

Output

Above code shows following output

hello in space1
hello in space1
100

Fully qualified namespace

Functions and classes are given absolute namespace name

Example

<?php
namespace myspace;
include 'test1.php';
const MAX = 200;
function hello() {echo "hello in myspace
";} class myclass{    static function hellomethod() {echo "hello in myspace
";} } \myspace\hello(); \myspace\space1\hello(); \myspace\myclass::hellomethod(); \myspace\space1\myclass::hellomethod(); echo \myspace\MAX . "
"; echo \myspace\space1\MAX; ?>

Output

Above code shows following output

hello in myspace
hello in space1
hello in myspace
hello in space1
200
100

Updated on: 18-Sep-2020

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