[c++] Regarding C++ Include another class

I have two files:

File1.cpp
File2.cpp

File1 is my main class which has the main method, File2.cpp has a class call ClassTwo and I want to create an object of ClassTwo in my File1.cpp

I compile them together by

g++ -o myfile File1.cpp File2.cpp

but when I try to create by

//create class two object

ClassTwo ctwo;

It doesn't work.

Error was

ClassTwo was not declared in this scope.

This is my main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
//here compile error - undeclare ClassTwo in scope.
ClassTwo ctwo;

//some codes
}

Here is my File2.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

class ClassTwo
{
private:
string myType;
public:
void setType(string);
string getType();
};


void ClassTwo::setType(string sType)
{
myType = sType;
}

void ClassTwo::getType(float fVal)
{
return myType;
}

Got respond of splitting my File2.cpp into another .h file but if i am declaring a class, how do i split it into another .h file as i need to maintain the public and private of the variable(private) and functions(public) and how do i get ClassTwo ctwo to my File1.cpp at main method

When you want to convert your code to result( executable, library or whatever ), there is 2 steps:
1) compile
2) link
In first step compiler should now about some things like sizeof objects that used by you, prototype of functions and maybe inheritance. on the other hand linker want to find implementation of functions and global variables in your code.

Now when you use ClassTwo in File1.cpp compiler know nothing about it and don't know how much memory should allocate for it or for example witch members it have or is it a class and enum or even a typedef of int, so compilation will be failed by the compiler. adding File2.cpp solve the problem of linker that look for implementation but the compiler is still unhappy, because it know nothing about your type.

So remember, in compile phase you always work with just one file( and of course files that included by that one file ) and in link phase you need multiple files that contain implementations. and since C/C++ are statically typed and they allow their identifier to work for many purposes( definition, typedef, enum class, ... ) so you should always identify you identifier to the compiler and then use it and as a rule compiler should always know size of your variable!!

C++ (and C for that matter) split the "declaration" and the "implementation" of types, functions and classes. You should "declare" the classes you need in a header-file (.h or .hpp), and put the corresponding implementation in a .cpp-file. Then, when you wish to use (access) a class somewhere, you #include the corresponding headerfile.

Example

ClassOne.hpp:

class ClassOne
{
public:
  ClassOne(); // note, no function body        
  int method(); // no body here either
private:
  int member;
};

ClassOne.cpp:

#include "ClassOne.hpp"

// implementation of constructor
ClassOne::ClassOne()
 :member(0)
{}

// implementation of "method"
int ClassOne::method()
{
  return member++;
}

main.cpp:

#include "ClassOne.hpp" // Bring the ClassOne declaration into "view" of the compiler

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  ClassOne c1;
  c1.method();

  return 0;
}

The thing with compiling two .cpp files at the same time, it doesnt't mean they "know" about eachother. You will have to create a file, the "tells" your File1.cpp, there actually are functions and classes like ClassTwo. This file is called header-file and often doesn't include any executable code. (There are exception, e.g. for inline functions, but forget them at first) They serve a declarative need, just for telling, which functions are available.

When you have your File2.cpp and include it into your File1.cpp, you see a small problem: There is the same code twice: One in the File1.cpp and one in it's origin, File2.cpp.

Therefore you should create a header file, like File1.hpp or File1.h (other names are possible, but this is simply standard). It works like the following:

//File1.cpp

void SomeFunc(char c) //Definition aka Implementation
{
//do some stuff
}

//File1.hpp

void SomeFunc(char c); //Declaration aka Prototype

And for a matter of clean code you might add the following to the top of File1.cpp:

#include "File1.hpp"

And the following, surrounding File1.hpp's code:

#ifndef FILE1.HPP_INCLUDED
#define FILE1.HPP_INCLUDED
//
//All your declarative code
//
#endif

This makes your header-file cleaner, regarding to duplicate code.

you need to forward declare the name of the class if you don't want a header:

class ClassTwo;

Important: This only works in some cases, see Als's answer for more information..