Thread: Simple Questions

Hi there, I'm fairly new at C++ so I just have a few quick questions

First of all, what's the difference between the printf and cout command and when should I use each one. And second, what's the difference between the scanf and cin command and when should I use which one?

Thanks for the advice ....

C I/Orintf() and sscanf()

C++ I/O:cout and cin


You can use both since C++ is a more advanced form of C (in simple terms). It is all a matter of preference.

Sorry about the smiley, I forgot to turn off them. Btw, that last post was me.

if you use printf(), outputing variables are little harder.
for example, we have x as a variable:
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//with cout
cout << var;
//
now with printf() you have to know what you want to output, weather its a number or character(s).
//
printf("%d", var);
//you use this to output var in number form
printf("%c" var);
//you use this to output var in character form
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