Monday, August 8, 2011

Chapter 2, question 6

6.  What is the #include directive used for?

It causes the compiler to substitute for that line the contents of some other file.  In some cases it will be a library header, such as <stdio.h>.  Sometimes these library header files are actually built in to the compiler.  In other cases the included file will be a file that I have created, such as "myfunctions.h".

I use the #include directive so that I can reuse code in my programs, without having to reinvent functions that have already been invented.

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