Re: [Dev-C++] need some explanation

[Vlada D. <dj...@im...>]

I'd like to thank everybody for help. You're great, thanks!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Teodorescu Cristian" <te...@xt...>
To: "Dev-C++ Mailing List" <dev...@li...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] need some explanation


> Vlada Djurovic wrote:
> 
> >Hi, everybody
> >I hope someone can explain this to me. When I write this:
> >
> >#include <iostream>
> >#include <stdlib>
> >
> >using namespace std;
> >
> >I get error like "stdlib: No such file or directory".
> >When I write  like this:
> >#include <iostream>
> >#include <stdlib.h>
> >
> >using namespace std;
> >
> >everything is fine. I thought that with "using namespace" you don't have
> >specify file extension. Why does the compiler complain only about stdlib
> >without .h? Can somebody please explain this?
> >  
> >
> In c++ you have libraries like <iostream> old name was <iostream.h> and 
> in C++ 98 standard was renamed.
> on the other hand stdlib.h is not a c++ standard library is a C standard 
> so his name remains the same because C standard has .h names
> In other words :
>     iostream is a C++ stadard library
>     stdlib.h is a C standard library
> becarefull at string
>     <string> contains class string
>     <string.h> contains C like functions for manipulating strings
> My sugestions:
>     1:Use only one set of libreries like either from C++ or from C never 
> mixed up especialy when you use pointers.
>     2:Take a look at a C++ standard and the diff betwen C and C++
> 
> 
> 
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