[llvm-dev] typedef or using in C++ code

[Mehdi Amini via llvm-dev]

> On Sep 7, 2016, at 4:50 PM, Joerg Sonnenberger via llvm-dev <llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 04:30:01PM -0700, Eugene Zelenko via llvm-dev wrote:
>> What should be used for type declarations: typedef or using? typedef
>> is there because of historical reasons, but LLVM code based is C++11
>> now.
>> 
>> LLVM Coding Standards are not clear on this matter.
> 
> Can you give some context for the situation you wonder about? They are
> both valid in some situation.

Are there cases were typedef is (technically) preferable (or needed) compared to using?

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Mehdi