include a class or program.h in cpp code example

Example 1: what is a header in c++

// my_class.h
#ifndef MY_CLASS_H // include guard
#define MY_CLASS_H

namespace N
{
    class my_class
    {
    public:
        void do_something();
    };
}

#endif /* MY_CLASS_H */

Example 2: what is a header in c++

int x; // declaration
x = 42; // use x