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Rule #3-2-3 and Forward Declarations?
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Does rule #3-2-3 prohibit the use of forward declarations in separate files? For example, if a file, a.h, contained "class B;" and another file, c.h, #include'd a.h and contained a definition for class D which contained "friend class B;", would the rule permit such?
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#2
I am interested by the answer to this question. Should forward declaration such as

class a_class;

be allowed by rule 3-2-3 anywhere in source files?
Could misra reply to this please?
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#3
This rule does not preclude the use of friend or forward reference statements, but these must be in a separate header file.

A future edition may reconsider this point
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#4
I don't understand. Are you saying the "one and only one file" requirement does not apply to friend declarations and forward references?
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#5
This rule does not preclude the use of friend or forward reference statements, but these must be in a separate header file.

A future edition may reconsider this point

The second question, your examples are compliant - the objective is to ensure that class definitions are only made in one file (and not repeated in multiple translation units)"
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