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Hey guys, I was just wondering why when dealing with a lot of classes do you often have to use something like the following code before the class:

#ifndef classCarhpp
#define classCarhpp

and this code after the class

#endif

Thanks in advance.

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That is called an inclusion guard. You put one in each header file you write. Its purpose is to stop the header file being included twice inadvertantly.

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Thanks guys. :)

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