declare class

what is declared code in C++

 
  classA~::classA()
A declaration means there is code with this name somewhere in the program, the compiler reads in a linear fashion ex: line by line. If it come across a variable that is not declared it doesn't have a clue as to what it actually represents.

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void dosomething(); // a declaration, if this statement wasnt here
                    // when main calls the dosomething function the compiler gets confused 
                    // beacuse it hasnt read the definition yet.

int main()
{
	dosomething(); // a function call
}

void dosomething() // a function definition
{

}


The same thing applies for variables, you must declare them before you use them.
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Thanks so much :D
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