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Re: Is <cstdlib> required?

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On 2016-02-16 14:03, Joe Bentley wrote:
>
> Is the <cstdlib> header file required?  I have noticed that in some
> implementations it appears to be automatically included.  Maybe it's
picked
> up by <iostream> or some other common header file, but I can't find any
> reference on this.  Does the "standard" have anything to say on its
> inclusion by other header files?
>
>

You should include the headers of the things you use. That's the simple 
rule.

The standard says that any C++ header may include any other C++ header, 
as needed. Relying on one header including some other header makes your 
code non-portable, as the next compiler might include another set of 
headers.

For <iostream> in particular, the standard makes an exception and 
explicitly requires these includes:

#include <ios>
#include <streambuf>
#include <istream>
#include <ostream>

Whether any of those in turn includes <cstdlib> is not specified.

     Bo Persson

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