What is the difference between importing a header file within “” and within <>?
Like #import "test.h” Vs #import <test.h>
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What is the difference between importing a header file within “” and within <>?
Like #import "test.h” Vs #import <test.h>
It will change the search path for the file. Using <> tells the compiler to look through the system path for the proper file/framework, while using “” tells the compiler that the path is relative to the current file.
For example,
#import <path/to/file.h>will look through the system paths for the file test.h. The paths include /usr/include and /System/Library/Frameworks, where the first component of the path is treated as the framework to start at. Example paths searched are/usr/include/path/to/file.hand/System/Library/Frameworks/path.framework/Headers/to/file.h.#import "path/to/file.h"will only search the current folder, following the path to find the file, meaning only./path/to/file.his searched.