Top "Extern" questions

extern is an access-specifier in C and C++ which defines a global variable that is visible to all object modules.

How does extern work in C#?

Whenever I look deeply enough into reflector I bump into extern methods with no source. I read the msdn documentation …

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What does the extern keyword mean?

What does the extern keyword mean? I've seen that in front of an function declaration like extern void DoFoo ...

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Should functions be made "extern" in header files?

Should functions be made extern in header files? Or are they extern by default? For example, should I write this: // …

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Access extern variable in C++ from another file

I have a global variable in one of the cpp files, where I am assigning a value to it. Now …

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How do I stop name-mangling of my DLL's exported function?

I'm trying to create a DLL that exports a function called "GetName". I'd like other code to be able to …

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Can you extern a #define variable in another file?

For example abc.c contains a variable #define NAME "supreeth" Can extern the variable NAME in def.c?

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Forward-declare enum in Objective-C

I'm having trouble with enum visibility in an Objective-C program. I have two header files, and one defines a typedef …

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Objective-C static, extern, public variables

I want to have a variable that I can access anywhere by importing a header file but I also want …

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extern C can not be used at class level?

Just want to confirm in Windows environment, VSTS 2008 + C++ project, we could only apply extern C to function level, not …

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What is the use of Static local variable when we can get a global variable at the same cost?

In C ,what is the use of static storage class when an external variable can serve its purpose at the …

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