Declarative, as an adjective, means:
1. Serving to declare or state.
2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.
Declarative, as a noun, means:
A sentence or expression that makes a statement.
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Declarative, as an adjective, means:
1. Serving to declare or state.
2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to make a statement: a declarative sentence.
Declarative, as a noun, means:
A sentence or expression that makes a statement.
definition: the meaning or description of person/place/thing declaration: taking a stand
Actually, there is a third step, call definition. Declaration is a statement to the compiler of what type an identifier is, definition is the allocation of memory for that identifier, and initialization is the assignment of an initial value to that identifier. Usually, declaration and definition are done together, but you can also add initialization in that step if desired. int a; /* declaration and definition */ a = 1; /* initialization */ int a = 1; /* declaration, definition, and initialization */ For the case of seperate declaration and definition, consider the struct... struct _mystruct { int a; }; /*declaration */ struct _mystruct mystruct; /* definition */ struct _mystruct { int a; } mystruct; /*declaration and definition */ Note: To be more precise: struct _mystruct; /* struct declaration */ struct _mystruct { int a; }; /* struct definition */ typedef struct _mystruct MYTYPE; /* type definition */ extern struct _mystruct mystructvar; /* variable declaration */ struct _mystruct mystructvar; /* variable definition */ struct _mystruct mystructvar = {7} ; /* variable definition with initialization */ struct _mystruct { int a; } mystruct; /* struct definition and variable definition */ extern struct _mystruct { int a; } mystruct; /* struct definition and variable declaration */
A declaration is an incomplete type whereas a definition is a complete type.
Definition. Example: extern int x1; /* declaration */ int x2; /* definition */ int x3= 2; /* definition with initialization */
th declaration of independence
Perhaps an example will help. extern int value; /* declaration */ int value; /* definition */ int value= 20; /* definition with initialization */
Yes. Often a pronunciation guide and a declaration of word type precede the definition.
Function declaration, definition, or calling? Pick one.
The declaration of a function can be placed at, or anywere before its definition. It also needs to be placed prior to its first use.
A declaration and definition of a variable are nearly synonymous, especially as it is found in source code. However, the concepts are separate. The definition of a variable may include variable name, type, scope, operating range, and initial value(s). Program documentation includes only the definition of a variable; not the declaration. It defines the meaning and use of a variable. Whereas the declaration of a variable indicates to the compiler/interpreter that the name should be recognized as a variable. Understand that when the variable declaration is given in source code it may include the definition, though not always. In some languages a variable may be declared and then defined later as to type, operating range, et al.
// declaration: return_type function_name([argument_type_1[=value][, argument_type_2[=value][, ...]]]); // definition (function signature must match declaration): return_type function_name([argument_type_1 argument_name_1[, argument_type_2 argument_name_2[, ...]]]) { // implementation } In the case of separate declaration/definition, the definition file must include the file that contains the declaration unless they are both in the same file. If the function is a template function, both the declaration and the definition must be visible to the compiler BEFORE it can be used (thus they must both be in the same file). For all other functions other than inline expanded functions, only the declaration need be visible. Note that the definition is also a declaration, however default values must be omitted and all arguments must be named. The declaration arguments may also be named but they needn't match those in the definition (the definition names are the ones actually used). Alternatively: // combined declaration and definition: return_type function_name([argument_type_1 argument_name_1[=value][, argument_type_2 argument_name_2[=value][, ...]]]) { // implementation } Functions that are defined in the declaration are impicitly inline expanded. Functions that are defined separately must be prepended with the inline keyword in the definition, and the definition must be visible to the compiler BEFORE the function can be used. Functions that do not return a value must return void. If any other return type is specified, the function must explicitly return that type via all return paths. The main function must return an int, however return(0) is implied if not specified in the final statement.
Preamble is small talk before a major speech or declaration.