#include guard

Summary

include guard is a software design pattern^[1]. #include guard draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (software_design_pattern category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2]

Key Facts

• include guard's instance of is recorded as software design pattern^[3].

• include guard's instance of is recorded as programming idiom^[4].

• include guard's subclass of is recorded as boilerplate^[5].

• include guard's part of is recorded as header file^[6].

• include guard's has part is recorded as include directive^[7].

• include guard's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07mgsw^[8].

• include guard's facet of is recorded as include directive^[9].

• include guard's replaced by is recorded as #pragma once^[10].

• include guard's has effect is recorded as idempotence^[11].

• include guard's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776830355^[12].

Why It Matters

include guard draws 104 Wikipedia views per month (software_design_pattern category, ranking #11 of 27).^[2] #include guard has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] #include guard is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]