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Would somebody please, PLEASE, tell me plain and simple:
Can C code be compiled in a C++ compiler(like Microsofts Intro one) and can C++ be compiled in a C comiler(I don't think so but just asking).
If there is anyone who can give me a good answer please tell me.
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C++ is newer than C, so a C++ compiler will handle C, but not necessarily the other way around.
>Can C code be compiled in a C++ compiler?
>can C++ be compiled in a C compiler?
I'm going to say it's down to the compiler. What one are you talking about?
I have Borland 5.5, which is badged as a C++ compiler, but does C as well.
I expect that an older C compiler doesn't support C++, but only by reading it's documentation will you know for sure.
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I have Microsofts Introductory Edition and so far I am able to compile C code in.
I was under the impression that C and C++ although similar(the whole superset thing) that they were different but it is working.
1 thing though, can my compiler handle all C code if it handles some and can I mix and match C and C++ code like:
printf("whatever")
and
cout >> whatever;
I am not sure about that code(I am learning after all) but can I use 2 different ways of doing something like displaying text in the same program??
Last edited by CAP; 06-06-2002 at 03:55 PM.
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A square is a rectangle but not the other way around - right?
C cannot be c++, because C came first, (1972 actually - me and C are the same age!). C++ was the answer to the beckoning question: "can we make sense of any of this?" refering to the spaghetti-code seventiesOk seriously though, what is the biggest reason for the wide-spread mania over that and other object-oriented/task-oriented languages? Because although C had obvious advantages over it's peers of it's early days, (it was almost as terse as it's asm equivalant and just as capable), it was soon challanged by the up-and-coming so-called OOP languages such as smalltalk and lisp. So a bright young professor named Bjarne Stroustrup combined these capabilities into a stronger, better C that is backward compatible (save for some typing issues/incompatibilities, ...).
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C programs have a .c extension, whereas C++ programs have a .cpp extension. I think the header files may be different, as well.
Yep
C++ is 100% C. But C is a only subset of C++ because there are somethings C++ can do that C can't. Some of these are creation of the so-called "intelligent" objects and (my favorite) polymorphism of its Abstact Data Types.
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>But C is a only subset of C++ because there are somethings C++ can do that C can't.
You can do do anything in in C that you can you can do in C++. C++ just makes some things easier.
> C++ is 100% C.
You said it, not me...
To answer your question, as long as you are using ANSI C, then any C++ compiler should work. I use gcc and I know it will, but I have no experience with any other compilers.
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Any C++ compiler will handle C. C++ is just an extension to the C language (additional libraries and headers, and rules in the IDE), so yes, C must always be supportable.
No, A C-only compiler will not handle C++. The compiles doesn't have the additional libraries, headers, and languages rules, in order to be able to handle it.
C++ can do no more than C can. People need to get past their confusion with the language versus what your making the computer do.
C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup because he is a lazy, undisciplined programmer. As such, he could not tolerate the strict rules in C, as regards abstraction. C doesn't allow abstraction.
That is the only real difference between C and C++, and again, is solely a language grammer/syntax issue-- NOT a mitigating factor for either language about what you can or cannot make the computer do.
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>C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup because he is a lazy, undisciplined programmer. As such, he could not tolerate the strict rules in C, as regards abstraction. C doesn't allow abstraction.
Well people, I believe most of you out there will agree that it is a purist's opinion, and a bad one at that.
Let me remind you that most of the hi-tech games you play now have been programmed using the OOPS theory.
C++ supports the OOPS theory in the name of technological advancement. Pure C can't do abstraction (we all know that).
Let me present a challenge:
If you think that C++ is for lazy people, then try creating a linked list ADT that can support ALL data types. And I mean, ALL. (No compiler directives allowed, only language itself).
If you just use only C, tough luck. There is no polymorphism in C, hence, you WILL find it very tedious to create a linked list for each and every data type you can imagine. Just think of all the time you will consume creating a list ADT for int, then char, then float, then double.Furthermore there are user-defined types like STUDENTS, then for BANK_ACCOUNT, then for ACCESS_ID, etc...
Well in C++, just one polymorphic class will answer for all of that. It promotes Rapid Application Development (you know what this means?) Just think of how much time that will save you especially if you are working with a very large and complex project.
Why don't you try programming a linked list in Assembly instead? It's really dreadful. C is the solution for that. In the same light, C++ is the solution for tiresome jobs in C.
Hope you learned something, purists. Open up your mind and don't ever talk about laziness again.
Correct!
100% C plus A LOT MORE equals and more powerful language. That's precisely why this language is universally called C++. (An increment of C, for arguments' sake)
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> Can C code be compiled in a C++ compiler
Yes. It is possible.
> can C++ be compiled in a C comiler
Technically speaking, no.
> like Microsofts Intro one
Microsoft's GUI for the C++ programming language?
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> If there is anyone who can give me a good answer please tell me.
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Thanks for the replies(not to mention insults lol) I will try and work some code but one part of my question remains unanswered:
I know (now) that C can be compiled in a C++ comiler but not reversed and that makes sense but if I can compile C in a C++ compiler than will my compiler complain if I use lets say the C way of showing something with "printf" and then later the C++ with "cout". What will happen if they are the same language.
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It will only complain if you don't include the proper header files.
But technically, it is very legal to use C style functions under C++.
cout is not in C because it is implemented in with classes and operator overloading. (The operator << is overloaded).
C++ can handle anything C can dish out. But not all that C++ gives C can swallow.
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> printf's and cout's mix well.
I can see the spaghetti code now.
That's very poor form.
Decide which you are going to use, and stick with one or the other.
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