stdafx.h

Posted 13 July 2009 - 02:52 AM

Hi,

Ok, so I know C++, and never in my entire programming life have I ever had the need to work with stdafx.h. What is it all about? Why the need? What does it do?

Also, why is it not existing in Visual C++ 6 or in devcpp 4.9.9.2. These are the versions of C++ I have. I also got VS2008 Express, would it be existing there? I haven't installed the C++ yet.

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#2 venkateshps

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Re: stdafx.h

Posted 13 July 2009 - 03:56 AM

http://en.wikipedia....compiled_header

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Re: stdafx.h

Posted 13 July 2009 - 05:02 AM

the afx in stdafx stands for Application Framework eXtensions.

I think stdafx is used with visual studio only so that is why your dev-cpp compiler didn't use it.

It is used for system include and project specific include files, just chuck all the inludes you will need across the project into this file