c++ or c ?

quick question, would this code be considered fully c++ or fully c? I've never learned c, but I believe that sscanf (c) is similar to cin (c++), but I'm not sure....

Code:

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ifstream examplefile(argv[1]); //open a file indicated by the single command
                                  //line argument
    if (! examplefile.is_open())
    {
      cout << "Error opening file"; exit (1);
    }
    examplefile.getline (buffer,100);
    sscanf(buffer,"%d", &line);
    cout << line << endl;
    for (i=1; i<=line; i++)
    {
      examplefile.getline (buffer,100);
      sscanf(buffer, "%d, %d", &con1, &con2);
      cout << con1 << "," << con2 << endl;
    }

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thanks, axon

fullly C++, yes, because C++ encompasses (almost?) all of C. fully C, no, because C can never uses classes like ifstream or objects like cout.

Technically full C++ as elad said. Practically, I'd call it a mix of the two, though.

In reality pure C++ is quite ugly. Most use a mixture of the two which is why we all love this C/C++ world.

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Originally posted by Bubba
In reality pure C++ is quite ugly. Most use a mixture of the two which is why we all love this C/C++ world.

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I tend to disagree, I almost never include any of the c header files in any of my programming. Pure C++ can look quite elegant when properly written.

I don't passionately avoid C, but I tend to use the newer ways to do things.

^ you don't even use C-style strings?

I usually try to steer clear of C. I like the STL containers and the string class more than C-style strings. I like cout and cin better than scanf and printf. I like new and delete better than malloc and free. I like every improvement over C, so I use those nice features of C++.

well, I do have to say I use mostly C++, but that's because I never learned C... some C is helpful, but I don't think I'll go back and learn anytime soon because 1) every book i've read says not to, and 2) I'm going to learn different languages first...

Well, one will probably have to use C-style strings somewhere

I think of null terminated char arrays, functions, arrays, loops, etc as being essential to both C and C++. The differences in I/O routines, memory management, and underlying mechanisms to model reality delineate what I think of as C vs C++. I tend to think of STL (with the string class, list class, vector class, algorithms, etc) as another non-proprietary layer of complexity wherein standards have been agreed upon so we don't have to each keep inventing our own wheel; whereas MFC, VCL and other libraries are propietary standards that may or may not be routinely available and/or standardized, but still offer prebuilt routines to make our lives easier.