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What is the difference between ‘typedef’ and ‘using’ in C++11?

I know that in C++11 we can now use using to write type alias, like typedefs:

typedef int MyInt;

Is, from what I understand, equivalent to:

using MyInt = int;

And that new syntax emerged from the effort to have a way to express “template typedef“:

template< class T > using MyType = AnotherType< T, MyAllocatorType >;

But, with the…

How to: What is the difference between 'typedef' and 'using' in C++11?

What is the difference between ‘typedef’ and ‘using’ in C++11?

I know that in C++11 we can now use using to write type alias, like typedefs:

typedef int MyInt;

Is, from what I understand, equivalent to:

using MyInt = int;

And that new syntax emerged from the effort to have a way to express “template typedef“:

template< class T > using MyType = AnotherType< T, MyAllocatorType >;

But, with the…