using declaration for concrete output operator (with concrete signature)

Question

namespace nm
{
  class C1 {};
  class C2 {};
  inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& lhs, std::vector<C1> const&) { return lhs; }
  inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& lhs, std::vector<C2> const&) { return lhs; }
}

using nm::operator<<;

Is there way to declare to use only one of operators << from namespace nm in the global one, and not both?

Answer 1

One solution would be to put each operator<< in its own nested name space:

namespace nm
{
  class C1 {};
  class C2 {};
  namespace nm1 {
    inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& lhs, C1 const&) { return lhs; }
  }
  namespace nm2 {
    inline std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& lhs, C2 const&) { return lhs; }
  }
}

using nm::nm1::operator<<;

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