Thread: Puts() or Printf() ?

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    Puts() or Printf() ?

    I've been review these two functions frantically. I've written numberous programs replacing printf with puts and it does the same output. I know puts is for displaying strings, but other than that why would I use puts instead of printf or vise versa?

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    puts() also prints a newline character at the end. Sometimes its easier to type
    puts("Hello World!"); than
    printf("Hello World!\n"); Only a two keystroke difference though hehe.

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    Originally posted by SourceCode
    puts() also prints a newline character at the end. Sometimes its easier to type
    puts("Hello World!"); than
    printf("Hello World!\n"); Only a two keystroke difference though hehe.
    Four actually. "puts" is shorter than "printf" by two characters.

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    Originally posted by quzah
    Four actually. "puts" is shorter than "printf" by two characters.

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    Originally posted by SourceCode
    puts() also prints a newline character at the end. Sometimes its easier to type
    puts("Hello World!"); than
    printf("Hello World!\n"); Only a two keystroke difference though hehe.
    Wha? I can save 11 keystrokes!

    puts("Hi!");

    //edit: Is printf() likely to use puts() in its implementation?
    Last edited by ygfperson; 06-24-2003 at 08:26 PM.

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    >>Is printf() likely to use puts() in its implementation?
    puts() outputs a newline character, so I doubt it.
    When all else fails, read the instructions.
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