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Questions - compiler-directives

Why only include header files (.h) but not the source file (.c) in the directives?

How does the compiler know which source file is the one I am including? Does it work as long as the name of the header and source file are the same? For example, the header file example.h refers to ex...
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Captain Toad

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c

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How does the compiler know which source file is the one I am including? It doesn’t. The compiler only knows what you tell it. Header files are designed to tell the compiler what exists elsewhere. D...
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Dúthomhas

Compiler says variables declared within compiler directive doesnt exist

Suppose I have this code (all in the same class): #if CONDITION private static readonly string firstName = "First Name"; #endif string GetName(){ #if CONDITION return firstN...
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Daniel

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