title: Can the namespace statement be "included" in PHP?
body: <p>I have a file which looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  namespace n;
  f(); // this calls n\f()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>PHP statements can be included by using the <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/function.include.php" rel="nofollow"><code>include</code></a> function, however, this doesn't work for the <a href="http://php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.rationale.php" rel="nofollow"><code>namespace</code></a> statement:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  include('example_include_namespace_statement.php')
  f(); // this doesn't call n\f()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>example_include_namespace_statement.php:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  namespace n;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there any way to "include" the namespace statement in PHP?</p>
  
  <p>Or is it simply not possible?</p>