Is cout in c++ is as same as printf in c?I am new to programming.so anyone can elaborate please?

Answer 1

no man printf is formatting, cout is just to display output

Answer 2

iirc it was sth like printf("%s%s", "Hello ", "world!") idk i learned from my friend who learned C i might get it wrong but its actually similar to .format() from py3

Answer 3

yeah they both produce output, im not rly knowledgeable about this tbh

Answer 4

@Bharath

Cout is used for output.

Try not to worry about comparing the two languages for now.

I do not see the value in knowing the exact difference, between cout and printf if you are just starting.

Answer 5

cout = C output

cin = C input

Answer 6

@manual Thanks for answering! You've cleared my doubt!

Answer 7

@Bharath

You're welcome!

Answer 8

@Cheese

What do you mean, by printf is for formating?

Answer 9

@Cheeze

I think I know what you mean.

There is a way to substitute string values like %d, using pointers.

edit

Otherwise printf is I believe a funtion for output, as well as formating.

Answer 10

@cheeze

same, I just use it as well as puts()

- learned that recently