Why .h is not used in header ?

Question

when i learned c++ while studying in the school i learned the syntax of header as... #include<iostream.h>....but '.h' is not used nowadays why??

Answer 1

Please refer to this link. <iostream.h> was part of the pre-standard C++, which has now been deprecated by most modern compilers.

https://www.sololearn.com/Discuss/288609/?ref=app

Answer 2

thank u for the answer @hasty rei