Thread: Classes with seperate .h and .cpp file

File: Test.cpp

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

Test()
{
      name = "Abc";
     cout << name;
}

Headerfile:

Code:

#ifndef TEST_H
#define TEST_H

class Test                   
{
protected:
    char* name;                

public:
    Test();
};

#include "..\Test.cpp"  //Path is correct

#endif

My Main

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include "..\HeaderFiles\Test.h" //Path is correct.

int main()
{
cout << "Hello World"; // :D
Test t = new Test();

return 0;
}

If I put everything in one file (one header) it works, to then include this into the main.cpp:

Code:

#ifndef GREN_H
#define GREN_H

class Test
{
protected:
    char* name;
public:
    Test();
};

Test::Test()
{

}
#endif

Edit:
I got this to work! But:
Why can I not do it the way I want to: putting the .cpp file into the header, instead of putting the header into the .cpp file. Am I doing something wrong, or this cannot be done depending on the compiler ("Thats how the compiler is built")?

Writing the top then import the bottom, or writing the bottom to later import the top, should not make a difference?

I find this way more logical for me, so really wanna pull this off!