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Dominick Addy
@addydominick 06, Apr 2023 12:00 AM
header file
What is the behavioral difference when the header file is included in double-quotes (“”) and angular braces (<>)?
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Piper London
@londonpiper123 06, Apr 2023 04:44 PM
When the Header file is included within double quotes (“ ”), compiler search first in the working directory for the particular header file. If not found, then it searches the file in the include path. But when the Header file is included within angular braces (< >), the compiler only searches in the working directory for the particular header file.