Thread: Just a little question.

what does endl mean? i've seen it like this:

cout<<"hello"<<endl; i'm guessing i means end line.. but i'm not sure

i would right the above code like this:

cout<<"hello";

is the endl more proper?

thanks a bunch

-jumbo-shrimp

i would right the above code like this:

cout<<"hello";

is the endl more proper?

You could write the code like that, but then any subsequent output would be on the same line. If instead you want output to continue on a newline, you need to do write an additional instruction for that.

It's more efficient to use '\n' like this:

cout<<hello'\n';

but at this point in your C++ learning, don't wouldn't worry about it: use endl or '\n' if you want output to continue on a newline.

not to be a butt, but i believe it would be

Code:

cout << "hello\n";

not

Code:

cout << hello'\n';

because your code could be used for a string, if its predefined, but then you would have to add it after the string before output im not sure you can do it that way exactly.