{"id":10759,"date":"2024-03-14T12:45:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-declare-a-stack-header-file-in-the-c-language\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T03:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T03:35:14","slug":"how-to-declare-a-stack-header-file-in-the-c-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-declare-a-stack-header-file-in-the-c-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Stack Header File in C: Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C language, it is common to declare a stack header file in the following way:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-meta\">#<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">ifndef<\/span> STACK_H<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-meta\">#<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">define<\/span> STACK_H<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u5b9a\u4e49\u6570\u636e\u7c7b\u578b<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">typedef<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-class\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">struct<\/span> {<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> data;\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-class\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">struct<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title\">Node<\/span>* <span class=\"hljs-title\">next<\/span>;<\/span>\r\n} Node;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u5b9a\u4e49\u5806\u6808\u7ed3\u6784<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">typedef<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-class\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">struct<\/span> {<\/span>\r\n    Node* top;\r\n} Stack;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ \u51fd\u6570\u58f0\u660e<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">void<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">push<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Stack* <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">stack<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> data)<\/span>;\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">pop<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Stack* <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">stack<\/span>)<\/span>;\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">peek<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Stack* <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">stack<\/span>)<\/span>;\r\n<span class=\"hljs-type\">int<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">isEmpty<\/span><span class=\"hljs-params\">(Stack* <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">stack<\/span>)<\/span>;\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-meta\">#<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">endif<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/ STACK_H<\/span><\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the header file, first use #ifndef and #define to prevent duplicate inclusion, then define the necessary data structures (Node struct and Stack struct), and finally declare the related operation functions. 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