Why do you have to include stdafx.h in Visual Studio?

[Kieth89]

Why do you have to include stdafx.h in Microsoft Visual Studio. What does it do? In the file it sounds like this is where you should put the header files.

[Kieth89]

Does anybody know? I did some googling and still couldn't find a clear cut answer. (I won't bump this again if no one knows)

[4Gb4jE8b]

stdafx.h is just a local file created for the sole purpose of holding on you're header files. If you don't want it, delete it and don't include it in your main cpp file.

[Disch]

I think it's for some MFC/ATL crap that you're probably not using. It's totally unnecessary and ridiculous.

When you make a new project, just be sure to select the "empty project" option, then you don't have to bother with that file.

[sohguanh]

MFC/ATL crap

I think above is quite 'heavy-handed'. From what I know, a lot of commercial organizations do use MFC/ATL extensively in their finished software product.

ATL btw is called Active Template Library ? It allows non-C++ applications to call C++ made component ? I knew I uses it instead of create it back in those Visual Basic programming days.

[z05DSL3A]

stdafx.h is used for precomiled headeres, if you delete it go to the project properties and turn off use precompiled headers else you will have an error.

[Kieth89]

Well, would it be better to get rid of it and change the options since I'm still learning, or just leave it alone?

[Return 0]

Get rid of it.

[wolfgang]

Return 0 wrote:

Get rid of it.

Said Lord Return 0 as he sat upon his porcelain throne.

In all seriousness, just remove it. Its not standard and just impairs your learning.

[Return 0]

lol

[z05DSL3A]

wolfgang wrote:

and just impairs your learning.

I fail to see how it can impair your learning.