#include in .h or .c / .cpp?

c++ c

Louise · Jun 9, 2010 · Viewed 84.5k times · Source

When coding in either C or C++, where should I have the #include's?

callback.h:

#ifndef _CALLBACK_H_
#define _CALLBACK_H_

#include <sndfile.h>
#include "main.h"

void on_button_apply_clicked(GtkButton* button, struct user_data_s* data);
void on_button_cancel_clicked(GtkButton* button, struct user_data_s* data);

#endif

callback.c:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <math.h>

#include "config.h"

#include "callback.h"
#include "play.h"

void on_button_apply_clicked(GtkButton* button, struct user_data_s* data) {
  gint page;
  page = gtk_notebook_get_current_page(GTK_NOTEBOOK(data->notebook));

  ...

Should all includes be in either the .h or .c / .cpp, or both like I have done here?

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Put as much as you can in the .c and as little as possible in the .h. The includes in the .c are only included when that one file is compiled, but the includes for the .h have to be included by every file that uses it.

#include in .h or .c / .cpp?

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