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Simsons
Simsons

Reputation: 12735

#include <Header.h> is not compiling while #include "Header.h" is compiling

Don't understand why #include <Header.h> is not compiling while #include "Header.h" is compiling with Visual Studio 2008. Am I missing something?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5058

Answers (3)

tster
tster

Reputation: 18237

They have different purposes.

The brackets < and > are for standard header files, while the quotes " are for your header files.

Here is another question with more information regarding this:

What is the difference between #include <filename> and #include "filename"?

Upvotes: 4

Koteswara sarma
Koteswara sarma

Reputation: 434

when you mention header file <>, it looks in standard includes, but when header file is included with "", starts with current directory,then will look at standard includes. Here, in this case, Header.h is in current directory, may not be in standard includes.

Upvotes: 2

James McNellis
James McNellis

Reputation: 354969

The two forms of #include search for headers differently.

You can find which paths are searched for each form in the #include MSDN documentation.

Upvotes: 5

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