Thread: <iostream.h> vs using std:://......

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    Registered User blight2c's Avatar
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    <iostream.h> vs using std:://......

    i just got a new how to book and they use <iostream> and then
    Code:
    using std:://....
    now this is called namespaces right? how's it better/worse than iostream.h and so on. thanks

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    The official way of doing things is not to include a .h at the end of any standard headers.
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    Something Clever ginoitalo's Avatar
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    Like SilentStrike said,

    using namespace std;
    is coded as the default namespace

    so you don't need to code stuff like std::cout
    everytime you need the std namespace.

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    ok. . . so what's the correct way to fix this

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include namespace
    main()
    {
    	cout<<"hello";//notes
    	return(0);
    }

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    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;

    int main()
    {
    cout << "hello";
    return 0;
    }

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    There isnt just one correct way. You can use the using directive to include all information from the header into the namespace (this is called global napespace pollution which is what happens when you include iostream.h) or you can just use the scope qualifier ( :: ) and qualifiy each function, class, or so on that you need like:
    Code:
    #include<iostream>
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;
    
    int main()
    {   cout << "Hello" << endl;
        return(0);
    }
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