Namespace vs Class

[Pothead]

Namespace vs Class
For example, since Util and Text are collections of functions, and not collections of objects, shouldn't the be defined as a namespace, instead of a class. ?

[GargoyleMT]

We have had a discussion about this in the past, but my log greppage isn't helping turn up the conversation.

[FarCry]

Namespace vs Class
For example, since Util and Text are collections of functions, and not collections of objects, shouldn't the be defined as a namespace, instead of a class. ?

They should indeed. Besides the fact that neither Util nor Text describe a single concept or even something you might want to create an object of, a namespace has also several advantages above a class (can be re-opened, is more convenient to use with "using" declarations, functions are "static" by default).

[Pothead]

are collections of functions, and not collections of objects

That's a bad example, reading a bit more . . . . even classes of objects and templates should be in namespaces. A namespace is used to group a bunch of code which is "logically related".

We have had a discussion about this in the past, but my log greppage isn't helping turn up the conversation.

And ideas about the results of this discussion ?

They should indeed. Besides the fact that neither Util nor Text describe a single concept or even something you might want to create an object of, a namespace has also several advantages above a class (can be re-opened, is more convenient to use with "using" declarations, functions are "static" by default).

Thanks for the clear response. hehe, and telling me new stuff (about being static by default)

[GargoyleMT]

And ideas about the results of this discussion ?

What FarCry said. cologic probably had something to say, maybe Trem or arne too. But that was the gist of it.