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diff --git a/c.html.markdown b/c.html.markdown index f1201eac..db2ac930 100644 --- a/c.html.markdown +++ b/c.html.markdown @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ contributors: - ["Árpád Goretity", "http://twitter.com/H2CO3_iOS"] - ["Jakub Trzebiatowski", "http://cbs.stgn.pl"] - ["Marco Scannadinari", "https://marcoms.github.io"] - - ["Zachary Ferguson", "https://github.io/zfergus2"] + --- Ah, C. Still **the** language of modern high-performance computing. @@ -630,54 +630,6 @@ typedef void (*my_fnp_type)(char *); ``` -Header files are an important part of c as they allow for the connection of c -source files and can simplify code and definitions by seperating them into -seperate files. - -Header files are syntaxtically similar to c source files but reside in ".h" -files. They can be included in your c source file by using the precompiler -command #include "example.h", given that example.h exists in the same directory -as the c file. - -```c -/* A safe guard to prevent the header from being defined too many times. This */ -/* happens in the case of circle dependency, the contents of the header is */ -/* already defined. */ -#ifndef EXAMPLE_H /* if EXAMPLE_H is not yet defined. */ -#define EXAMPLE_H /* Define the macro EXAMPLE_H. */ - -/* Other headers can be included in headers and therefore transitively */ -/* included into files that include this header. */ -#include <string.h> - -/* Like c source files macros can be defined in headers and used in files */ -/* that include this header file. */ -#define EXAMPLE_NAME "Dennis Ritchie" -/* Function macros can also be defined. */ -#define ADD(a, b) (a + b) - -/* Structs and typedefs can be used for consistency between files. */ -typedef struct node -{ - int val; - struct node *next; -} Node; - -/* So can enumerations. */ -enum traffic_light_state {GREEN, YELLOW, RED}; - -/* Function prototypes can also be defined here for use in multiple files, */ -/* but it is bad practice to define the function in the header. Definitions */ -/* should instead be put in a c file. */ -Node createLinkedList(int *vals, int len); - -/* Beyond the above elements, other definitions should be left to a c source */ -/* file. Excessive includeds or definitions should, also not be contained in */ -/* a header file but instead put into separate headers or a c file. */ - -#endif /* End of the if precompiler directive. */ - -``` ## Further Reading Best to find yourself a copy of [K&R, aka "The C Programming Language"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C_Programming_Language) |