What's the differences between .dll , .lib, .h files?

c++, dll, header-files, windows

Solution

`.h`: header file, its a source file containing declarations (as opposed to .cpp, .cxx, etc. containing implementations),

`.lib`: static library may contain code or just links to a dynamic library. Either way it's compiled code that you link with your program. The static library is included in your .exe at link time.

`.dll`: dynamic library. Just like a static one but you need to deploy it with your .exe file because it's loaded at run time.

Problem

Why in a project should I include some *.lib, .h or some other files? And what are these things used for?

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