# \[C++\] Everytime i want to #include something i get a : is a circular dependency error

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**Created:** [March 1, 2015, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-everytime-i-want-to-include-something-i-get-a-is-a-circular-dependency-error/22253 "2015-03-01T12:51:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/c-everytime-i-want-to-include-something-i-get-a-is-a-circular-dependency-error/22253/6 "2015-03-01T15:13:25Z")

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Try using forward class declarations instead, it’ll also prevent having enormous pre-compiled headers too.

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