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== namespace



=== Purpose


The `namespace` property is optional and defines a namespace for a controller.
Multiple controllers may be defined in the same namespace.  Multiple
controllers may be defined with the same name as long as they are defined in
separate packages and are not defined in the same namespace.


=== Examples


[source,groovy]
.grails-app/controllers/com/app/reporting/PrintingController.groovy
----
package com.app.reporting

class PrintingController {

    static namespace = 'reports'

    // ...
}
----

[source,groovy]
.grails-app/controllers/com/app/reporting/AdminController.groovy
----
package com.app.reporting

class AdminController {

    static namespace = 'reports'

    // ...
}
----

[source,groovy]
.grails-app/controllers/com/app/security/AdminController.groovy
----
package com.app.security

class AdminController {

    static namespace = 'users'

    // ...
}
----

See the link:{guidePath}theWebLayer.html#namespacedControllers[namespaced controllers] docs for more information.
