理解C++中header与library区别

Header files

The files that tell the compiler how to call some functionality (without knowing how the functionality actually works) are called header files. They contain the function prototypes. They also contain data types and constants used with the libraries.

We use #include to use these header files in programs.

These files end with .h extension.

Library

Library is the place where the actual functionality is implemented i.e. they contain function body. Libraries have mainly two catefories:

• Static