Bronek Kozicki wrote:
Peter Dimov wrote:
How does your compiler help you spot duplicate tags?
compiler (or actually language) provides tools to organize names in open (namespaces) or closed (nested types) hierarchies. These tools so far worked rather well, allowing users to define unique names (where sane design and source code organization are in place).
You can (and should) use the same scoping mechanism with strings. Every C++ type has a string representation. Instead of class N::X, you can use "N::X" or the more natural "N.X". If you use the same "N.X" string for two distinct purposes, there will be a problem; but you can also use the same N::X type for two different purposes, and the compiler will not warn. Strings require a bit more discipline, but not much.