.h files.

Question

I guess this isn't a solo learn question but it's c++, any recommendations on tutorial s for making header files

Answer 1

Here's an example, in your header you declare a class like this: (edit) forgot the #define HEADER_H under #pragma once
#pragma once // add this at the top of your header so it can't be included more than once
class MyClass
{
private:
int somedata;
public:
MyClass();
void SomeMethod();
};
In your .cpp file you define your constructor and method:
MyClass::MyClass()
{
}
void MyClass::SomeMethod()
{
}

Answer 2

Header files contain your declarations, and source files contain your definitions. That's basically it. Notice that the header file contains header guards; this is so that you can include the header multiple times across different files without worrying about your declarations being include more than once. If you're using a modern compiler, you can also just use "#pragma once" at the top of the file. While non-standard, most compilers will support it.
Here is an example of how you could use header/source files:
In "Header.h":
#ifndef HEADER_H
#define HEADER_H
class MyClass {
public:
int sum(int, int);
}
void freeFunction();
#endif
In "Source.cc":
#include "Header.h"
#include <iostream>
int MyClass::sum(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}
void freeFunction() {
std::cout << "Hello, World!";
}

Answer 3

or if any one can give me an example of using one with the cpp I could figure it out from there

Answer 4

Use #ifndef + #define + #endif as the guy above suggested. #pragma once can lead to some problem related to naming.