Where to Declare Structures, etc?

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Published on 2010-04-05T12:37:41Z Indexed on 2010/04/05 12:43 UTC
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Should all structs and classes be declared in the header file? If I declare a struct/class in a source file, what do I need to put in the header file so that it can be used in other files? Also, are there any resources that show some standard practices of C++ out there?

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