handling same header files in multiple projects in a solution

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I currently have a solution with two different projects say A and B. Both the projects use a class say foo. Currently both the projects have a copy of foo. The problem is whenever I make a change (say add/remove a property) in foo I have to make the changes in the other project too. I know in C# I could create a separate project and reference it in all other projects. However I dont know how to do this in c++ VS2010. Is this the best approach here any suggestions ?

possible duplicate of [Sharing files between projects in Visual C++ 10](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6170319/sharing-files-between-projects-in-visual-c-10) — hammar, May 05 '13 at 18:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 05 '13 at 18:32

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There are the same possibilities in C++ (Win)

You can either create a static library which you link to, or a dynamic library (dll) that you load dynamically. Either way you have a header with the class. You could try the easier approach and that is with a static library

edited May 05 '13 at 18:32

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answered May 05 '13 at 18:01

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handling same header files in multiple projects in a solution

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