C++: The Complete Reference
The implementors of your compiler have already written most of the general-
purpose functions that you will use. When you call a function that is not part of your
program, the compiler "remembers" its name. Later, the linker combines the code you
C h a p t e r 1 :
A n O v e r v i e w o f C
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global declarations
return-type main(parameter list)
{
statement sequence
}
return-type f1(parameter list)
{
statement sequence
}
return-type f2(parameter list)
{
statement sequence
}
.
.
.
return-type fN(parameter list)
{
statement sequence
}
Figure 1-1.
