Thread: Differences between C and C++

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    Differences between C and C++

    I was wondering what are the differences between C and C++? I'm wondering because of the fact that I can follow along most C code and understand it. I know classes are new (and recently, namespace std) but what else?

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    The STL, all kinds of little additions, I think new and delete are new to C++ or do they work in C?
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    new and delete as well as new[] and delete[] are specific for C++ and will not work in C, though malloc() and free() which are the equivalent in C (and are probably hidden somewhere in new and delete) will work in C++.

    Structs in C++ work differently than in C. Inheritance and polymorphism are offshoots of classes and therefore not available in C.
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    C++ has templates.

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    They are very different from a design aspect. C focuses on procedural programming, while C++ focuses on object oriented and generic programming.

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    On a side note, C++ is not a superset of C.

    The superset of C is "C with classes".

    Structs are used differently (calling methods, ie you have to type struct before you create an object of a struct type)

    Another thing C++ has is operator overloading

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    c
    Code:
    malloc( )
    printf( )
    sprintf( )
    fgets( ) 
    char[ ]
    free
    int number = (int)'A' ;


    c++
    Code:
    new
    cout 
    <<
    cin
    >>
    string
    delete
    int number = static_cast<int>('A');
    class {  };
    struct{  };
    Last edited by The Brain; 07-25-2005 at 09:08 PM.
    • "Problem Solving C++, The Object of Programming" -Walter Savitch
    • "Data Structures and Other Objects using C++" -Walter Savitch
    • "Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers" -Kip Irvine
    • "Programming Windows, 5th edition" -Charles Petzold
    • "Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example" -John E. Swanke
    • "Network Programming Windows" -Jones/Ohlund
    • "Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours" -Michael Morrison
    • "Mathmatics for 3D Game Programming & Computer Graphics" -Eric Lengyel

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Brain
    Code:
    int number = (char)'A' ;
    Why would you typecast a char into a char before assigning to an int??

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    oh my bad.. i'll edit
    • "Problem Solving C++, The Object of Programming" -Walter Savitch
    • "Data Structures and Other Objects using C++" -Walter Savitch
    • "Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers" -Kip Irvine
    • "Programming Windows, 5th edition" -Charles Petzold
    • "Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example" -John E. Swanke
    • "Network Programming Windows" -Jones/Ohlund
    • "Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours" -Michael Morrison
    • "Mathmatics for 3D Game Programming & Computer Graphics" -Eric Lengyel

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    Quote Originally Posted by blankstare77
    I was wondering what are the differences between C and C++?
    http://david.tribble.com/text/cdiffs.htm
    7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
    40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*

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    One is good and well the other is good .
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