If I have a header file with my class defined inside a namespace, and I include this header file in another header file that uses the class, must I specificaly use the form NameSpace::ClassName* test; When using it assuming I don't have a 'using' statement in the second header file? I am getting some strange compilation results where it is recognizing some classes even though I haven't specifically said which namespace, but it's not recognizing others. Thanks

Ugh, my bad. My forward declarations in my header files were outside of the namespace!