PHP namespace Keyword
Example
Create a Table class in the Html namespace:
<?php
namespace Html;
class Table {
public $title = "";
public $numRows = 0;
public function message() {
echo "<p>Table '{$this->title}' has {$this->numRows} rows.</p>";
}
}
$table = new Table();
$table->title = "My table";
$table->numRows = 5;
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<?php
$table->message();
?>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself »
namespace Html;
class Table {
public $title = "";
public $numRows = 0;
public function message() {
echo "<p>Table '{$this->title}' has {$this->numRows} rows.</p>";
}
}
$table = new Table();
$table->title = "My table";
$table->numRows = 5;
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<?php
$table->message();
?>
</body>
</html>
Definition and Usage
The namespace keyword is used to declare in which namespace a PHP file is operating.
Namespaces prevent conflicts between classes that have the same name and can be
used to organize code by grouping related classes together.
Related Pages
Read more about namespaces in our PHP Namespaces Tutorial.
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