seperating variables

[Randi]

I want to separate my declaration of variables outside of my source document, is there a way of doing this that does not declare them as global, I know that I can do it by doing something like the following, but to my understanding doing this declares them as globals.

main

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#include "variables.h"
int main()
{
printf("x is at %d", x);
}

variables.h

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include "variables.cpp"
extern int x;

variables.cpp

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#include "variables.h"
x = 10;

[RyanPridgeon]

main

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#include "variables.h"
int main()
{
printf("x is at %d", x);
}

variables.h

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#ifndef VARIABLES_H
#define VARIABLES_H
extern int x;
#endif

variables.cpp

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#include "variables.h"
int x = 10;

If you don't want it global, you will have to pass it through functions and/or use classes and OOP.

[X Abstract X]

Use a namespace if you don't want to put it in a class.

Globals.h

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#ifndef GLOBALS_H
#define GLOBALS_H

namespace Globals {
    const static double PI = 3.14159;
}

#endif

Main.cpp

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#include "Globals.h"

std::cout << 'PI = " << Globals::PI << "\n";

[dandymcgee]

I saw this and immediately thought of Calculus.

A namespace seems like the best solution short of just making a class.

[eatcomics]

Yep, my rewrite of my game is doing away with Globals altogether hopefully

[Randi]

thanks for the help! namespaces work like a charm.

[avansc]

randi, look up what the variable qualifier "static" does, it may be something of interest.