Header Files

[pwel]

Could anyone advise me on the correct way to split up my code into seperate files. i.e.<br>
Do i put my classes and thier functions together in a .h file, or, do the classes go into a .h file and thier functions into a seperate .cpp file?<br>
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I have successfully put my function declarations and #includes into a .h file which i include in my main .cpp file, the problem lies with classes and thier functions.<br>
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Any help would be much appreciated.<br>
<br>
Paul Welding.

 

[gleason]

I would say that this is a matter of personal preference. <br>
My personal preference is to put the class definitions in the .h and the implementations into .cpp, but often if a member function is only one line (say an access function) I will go ahead and put the implementation right into the header file. <br>
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For example, my .h may look like this<br>
<br>
class widget<br>
{<br>
protected:<br>
int foo;<br>
long bar;<br>
public:<br>
widget(int, long);<br>
~widget();<br>
int GetFoo() {return foo;}<br>
long GetFooBar();<br>
}<br>
<br>
But since the member function GetFooBar() along with the constructor and destructor involve more detailed processing, I would put their implementations in the .cpp.<br>
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Also, it used to be harder to debug actual code that was included in a header file since older debugger versions (MS VC++ 1.5 for example) wouldn't step into .h files, but that all works fine nowdays.<br>
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Good Luck!<br>
<p>Pat Gleason<br><a href=mailto:gleason@megsinet.net>gleason@megsinet.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>