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[Dev-C++] Problem with header files

From: Brandon <bor...@ho...> - 2001-01-16 00:07:10

    Hey, I started messing with the syntax of header files and I found I =
can use 'string' instead of a character array when I use "#include =
<string>" instead of "#include <string.h>". Why is does this happen? =
What are the advantages, besides 'string', of using any header file =
without the .h extension?
    Thanks.

        Signed,
        Brandon

RE: [Dev-C++] Problem with header files

From: Ramana K. <ra...@my...> - 2001-01-16 01:22:33

Im not too familiar with this topic, but I think the header files without
the .h are C++ standard or C-style or something like that (new headers) and
the ones with the .h are the old ones. You can use the new ones but if I
remember correctly (from this book I read) you are only meant to use them if
you are familiar with namespaces and use namespaces to access functions from
the header files.
Ramana

-----Original Message-----
From: dev...@li...
[mailto:dev...@li...]On Behalf Of Brandon
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:57 AM
To: dev...@li...
Subject: [Dev-C++] Problem with header files

    Hey, I started messing with the syntax of header files and I found I can
use 'string' instead of a character array when I use "#include <string>"
instead of "#include <string.h>". Why is does this happen? What are the
advantages, besides 'string', of using any header file without the .h
extension?
    Thanks.

        Signed,
        Brandon

RE: [Dev-C++] Problem with header files

From: Ioannis V. <no...@ya...> - 2001-01-16 11:23:03

#include <string> and string types belong to C++. #include <string.h>
belongs to C and of course to C++ too. In C++ you can use also #include
<cstring> instead of string.h but you must make use of namespaces.


Ioannis
  -----Original Message-----
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  Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:57 AM
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  Subject: [Dev-C++] Problem with header files


      Hey, I started messing with the syntax of header files and I found I
can use 'string' instead of a character array when I use "#include <string>"
instead of "#include <string.h>". Why is does this happen? What are the
advantages, besides 'string', of using any header file without the .h
extension?
      Thanks.

          Signed,
          Brandon