Tidying up my namespacing in C++

Question

I have the namespaces like so:

namespace Jimmyt1988
{
    namespace PlatformGame
    {
        namespace Helpers
        {
        }
    }        
}

I'd be just as happy to do something like this:

namespace Jimmyt1988\PlatformGame\Helpers
{
}

How do i/Can i do this?

Was struggling to find anything in google

EDIT:

Considering this is a "duplicate" and was unfindable in google... I suggest you re-tag/name/whatever the "duplicate" entry.

Stay unhappy and have three lines beginning with namespace and have the the three closing '}' — , Jan 27 '15 at 22:24
[This answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/28022457/3014695) is what you're looking for. — pkrysiak, Jan 27 '15 at 22:25
@pkrysiak - You have brought upon me depression and distaste :D ... C++17 — Jimmyt1988, Jan 27 '15 at 22:26
I'm coding with Unreal engine, cross platform is apparently a big deal... and C++17 is not... going to cut it with their code base. Damn them, damn the world... arrrr... Thanks guys — Jimmyt1988, Jan 27 '15 at 22:28
"I suggest you re-tag/name/whatever the "duplicate" entry." — That's not how duplicates work. This question, marked as duplicate, *will stick around **exactly so that it provides more findability** for the other question*. — Kevin Reid, Jan 27 '15 at 23:06

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '15 at 22:26

2

Can i do this?

No. The closest you can get is

namespace Jimmyt1988{ namespace PlatformGame{ namespace Helpers

}}}

answered Jan 27 '15 at 22:26

Drew Dormann

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 27 '15 at 22:26

There is no abbreviated form in C++ for nested namespaces. I prefer one of the following depending on consistency:

namespace X
{
namespace Y
{
namespace Z
{
    // Avoid nesting too deep.

Or all on one line (slightly less clear but keeps a bunch of separate lines combined.

namespace X { namespace Y { namespace Z {

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