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What is the difference between declaration and definition?

Anonymous User190515-Jan-2015
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15-Jan-2015
Difference between declaration and definition

A declaration introduces an identifier and describes its type, be it a type, object, or function. A declaration is what the compiler needs to accept references to that identifier.

A definition actually instantiates/implements this identifier. It's what the linker needs in order to link references to those entities. 

The declaration tells the compiler that at some later point we plan to present the definition of this declaration.

E.g.:
 void stars () //function declaration 
		The definition contains the actual implementation.
		E.g.: void stars () // declarator
{
		for(int j=10; j > =0; j--) //function body
		cout << *;
		cout << endl; }
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