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What are cin, cout and cerr streams in C++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 06-May-2025 19:07:14

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The cin, cout, cerr, and clog are streams that handle standard input and output stream objects, which are defined in an header file. Standard Output Stream (std::cout) The cout is an object of class ostream that represents the standard output stream oriented to narrow characters (of type char). It ... Read More

How to initialize memory with a new operator in C++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 06-May-2025 18:36:44

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In C++, the new operator is mainly used for allocating memory on the heap, but to initialize that memory, you need to explicitly declare and provide a value to it.Here, the new operator dynamically allocates memory for a variable or object during runtime and returns a pointer to the allocated ... Read More

What is the difference between cerr and clog streams in c++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 05-May-2025 18:39:52

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cerr and clog are both objects of the stderr(standard error) stream, which is used to display error messages or diagnostics. In this article, we will learn the difference between these two in more detail. Further, the description of the cout object is also given to get a clearer picture. Unbuffered ... Read More

What is double address operator(&&) in C++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 05-May-2025 17:06:22

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&& is a new reference operator defined in the C++11 standard. int&& a means "a" is an r-value reference. && is normally only used to declare a parameter of a function. And it only takes an r-value expression.Simply put, an r-value is a value that doesn't have a memory address. ... Read More

What is the difference between cin and cout streams in c++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 05-May-2025 17:05:21

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cin is an object of the input stream and is used to take input from input streams like files, console, etc. cout is an object of the output stream that is used to show output. Basically, cin is an input statement while cout is an output statement.They also use different ... Read More

What is the difference between \\"std::endl\\" and \\"\\" in C++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 02-May-2025 19:20:57

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In C++, both std::endl and are used for inserting a newline in the output stream. However, std::endl also clears the output buffer by sending all the stored output to the screen. In this article, we will see a detailed comparison along with a table and discuss the scenarios where ... Read More

What is the difference between cerr and cout streams in c++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 02-May-2025 18:48:58

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cout is an object of the stdout stream, while cerr is an object of the stderr stream.stdout and stderr are different streams, even though they both refer to console output by default. Redirecting (piping) one of them (e.g., program.exe >out.txt) would not affect the other. These are both provided by the ... Read More

Overload unary minus operator in C++?

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 02-May-2025 18:48:25

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Unary operators are operators that operate only on a single operand (unlike binary operators, which operate on two operands). There are mainly thirteen unary operators that exist in C++, for example, ++, !, ~, typeof, delete, etc. Overloading Unary Minus Operator Overloading a unary operator means defining a custom behavior ... Read More

Difference between Relational operator(==) and std::string::compare() in C++

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 30-Apr-2025 20:27:24

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In C++, both relational Operators (==) with std::string and std::string::compare() are used to compare two strings for equality, but there's a minor difference in both of these; == compares and returns the results in Boolean, whereas compare() checks lexicographically and returns the result in integers. In ... Read More

Semicolons in C++

Akansha Kumari

Akansha Kumari

Updated on 30-Apr-2025 20:26:37

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A semicolon in C++ is used to terminate or end the statement; it tells the compiler that this particular instruction is completed.According to the ISO C++ specifications, the lexical representation of C++ programs (breaking down code into small parts) is called tokens. Some of these tokens are punctuators, which are ... Read More

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