Explain Module Usage
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| Can someone explain what Modules are for? What are the advantages of it. But a clear explanation not something vague A nice simple example will also help. Also there is Extern command that I dont also know what it means. cheers |
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| Modules are useful for creating a library of code that performs a certain function, which you can import into your project when required. For example, if you want to be able to load PNG pixmaps, you could import BRL.PNGLoader. There are also a few user-created modules around which add helpful functionality that you may want to use, rather than write your own from scratch. Extern blocks are a place to define an interface between BlitzMax and external (DLLs, C/C++) libraries. By defining an extern function, you can call it directly from within your BlitzMax application. |
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