Thread: What symbols are defined when you include a file?

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    Registered User Dual-Catfish's Avatar
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    What symbols are defined when you include a file?

    I'm making a small library which will load and display DIB's. In my .cpp file, I need to include some files (ctype.h and fstream.h) but, how do I know if they're already included? Or does the header file make sure it's not defined twice?

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    Code:
     #ifndef CTYPE_H
     #define CTYPE_H
    
     {
           .......your code goes here..
    
    
      }
    
     #endif

    this translates to: " if ctype.h is not defined yet in the working program , then define it (write it in).......and finishes the if statement at the end with #endif........

    that's all

    Good Luck

    matheo917

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    All the standard headers should have multiple inclusion guards. If you're making a pre-compiled library I don't think it would matter anyway, as the files would be part of separate translation units.

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    No, but you can do that using preprocessor statements like
    Code:
    //This prevents const.h to be twice included
    #ifndef _CONST_H_INCLUDED
    #include <const.h>
    #endif

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    Ahh, so it's just an underscore for the . in the filename? Great. Thanks for the help!

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