I created a new C/C++ project via File > New Project > C/C++ > C/C++ Application.
However, under the Source Files folder, only 1 source file with main is allowed.
Is there any way to include more than 1 main source file in the Source Files folder ?
Or do I have to create a new project for each source file ?
In contrast, for each Java project, there can be many .java files in it. I am trying to find the same functionality for C/C++ applications.
Thanks.
For the same project you could have many source files *.c and *.h and others
But for the same project you could have only one main() function in all of the source files
Example:
Code architecture:
.
└── source_folder
├── file1.c
├── file2.c
└── main.c
file1.c
#include <stdio.h>
void printfile1()
{
printf("this is the file1.c\n");
}
file2.c
#include <stdio.h>
void printfile2()
{
printf("this is the file2.c\n");
}
main.c
#include <stdio.h>
void printfile1(); //prototype definition
void printfile2(); //prototype definition
int main()
{
printfile1();
printfile2();
}
main file in a project executes all the source files in the same project ? I am still new to C, kinda confused.
you can have many source files of course (.c or .cpp .cu or else extensions/ simply add new source file) but only one main() function since this is the entry point to your program
I had the same confusion and solved it using this method:
Create source files including the functions (prototype and function body) of different codes
Include these functions (prototype and function calling segment) in the main() file
Run the application.
----Works well----
for same project,you can have a no. of sources files,but only one of those sources files can have a main() function.
same project : - sources files: * 1st source file (without main()) * 2nd source file (without main()) * 3rd source file (without main()) * nth source file (without main()) * and only one source file with main().
