Question

I am trying to include a “c” header file in a cpp file.
The c header file has the keyword “Boolean”.

c header looks something like this:

#ifndef _CONFIGSTORE_H_
#define _CONFIGSTORE_H_

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif
Boolean ConfigStoreIsPassword(char *pName);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif //_CONFIGSTORE_H_

Below is the way i am including the c header in my cpp file:

extern "C"{
#include "configstore.h"
}

or

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

#include "configstore.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

Either way i include, i get the below error:
../../../../src/Common/framework/configstore.h:52: error: ‘Boolean’ does not name a type

Could you please let me know how i can add the c header in cpp file
Thanks in advance!!

-Vasavi

Answer 1

Two things spring to mind here. One, you are nesting an extern "C" block inside another extern "C" block. Remove the outer blocks.

Two, Boolean is not a keyword in c++. bool is. Try adding typedef bool Boolean; before your header inclusion.