/* This header can be read by both C and C++ compilers */
 #ifndef FRED_H
 #define FRED_H
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
   class Fred {
   public:
     Fred();
     void wilma(int);
   private:
     int a_;
   };
 #else
   typedef
     struct Fred
       Fred;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__STDC__) || defined(__cplusplus)
   extern void c_function(Fred*);   /* ANSI C prototypes */
   extern Fred* cplusplus_callback_function(Fred*);
 #else
   extern void c_function();        /* K&R style */
   extern Fred* cplusplus_callback_function();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 #endif /*FRED_H*/ 
　　fred.cpp：


// This is C++ code
 
 #include "Fred.h"
 
 Fred::Fred() : a_(0) { }
 
 void Fred::wilma(int a) { }
 
 Fred* cplusplus_callback_function(Fred* fred)
 {
   fred->wilma(123);
   return fred;
 } 


　　main.cpp：


 // This is C++ code
 
 #include "Fred.h"
 
 int main()
 {
   Fred fred;
   c_function(&fred);
   ...
 }