Re: [Dev-C++] Newbie Q " /n " or " endl" ?

[Graham D. <g.d...@nt...>]

To just add a small amount to Abhijit's reply, think of it like this: 
'\n' (note: _not_ '/n') is just a character, but endl is a function that 
can do all sorts of things in addition to just adding a character or two 
to the output stream.

Abhijit Shylanath wrote:

>Hello, Graham.
>
>  
>
>>My book defines   "/n"       as    new line.
>>And defines          " endl "  as    end line.
>>But gives me no clue as to what the difference is or when to use which.
>>can anyone explain the difference to me ?
>>    
>>
>
>Two differences you should know:
>
>  '\n' is new-line to C, and to Unix, but may not be new-line to your OS.
>For example, for Windows, "\r\n" is new-line. IIRC, for macs, it's just
>'\r'. endl takes care of these platform specific thingies for you (as a
>matter of fact, so does '\n' in files opened in text mode in STDIO, but endl
>is a more graceful and conformant solution.
>
>  Next, endl makes sure that the text that you've written is flushed. Most
>streams have a buffer, so that when you write to them, the connected device
>or file is not updated instantly, but the results are stored in memory (this
>is for reasons of speed). endl makes sure that they (the files or devices)
>are updated.
>
>  If in doubt, use endl. If you're working with raw data (binary files or
>such), then you will have to use '\n'. When you start working with binary
>files, you should be able to tell the difference anyway, if your book is any
>good.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
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>Abhijit Shylanath
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