Thread: double quotes or carrots?

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    double quotes or carrots?

    Is there any differance between these two statements as far as the compiler will see it?


    #include <iostream.h>
    #include "iostream.h"

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    Yes
    Do a search, it's been asked many times.

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    You got any idea how much stuff pops up on a search like that?

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    The difference is pretty simple really.
    The <>'s indicate to the compiler to look for the file in the "standard" include directory(s), which contains all the most commonly included headers. The ""'s look for the file in the local project directory first.

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    You could've searched the MSDN you can find the answer there, acctually that's where I found the answer myself.
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