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C program that won’t compile in C++
The C++ language is designed by adding some additional features like Object Oriented concepts with C. Most of the C programs can be compiled using C++ compiler also. Though there are some programs that cannot be compiled using C++ compiler.
Let us see some code, that will compile in C compiler, but not in C++ compilers.
In this program there will be one compilation error for C++ code. Because it is trying to call a function that is not declared before. But in C it may compile
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
myFunction(); // myFunction() is called before its declaration
}
int myFunction() {
printf("Hello World");
return 0;
}Output(C)
Hello World
Output (C++)
[Error] 'myFunction' was not declared in this scope
In C++ one normal pointer cannot point some constant variables, but in C, it can point.
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
const int x = 10;
int *ptr;
ptr = &x;
printf("The value of x: %d", *ptr);
}Output(C)
The value of x: 10
Output (C++)
[Error] invalid conversion from 'const int*' to 'int*' [-fpermissive]
In C++, we have to explicitly typecast when we want to assign some other pointer types like int*, char* to void pointer, but in C, if it is not type casted, it will be compiled.
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
void *x;
int *ptr = x;
printf("Done");
}Output(C)
Done
Output (C++)
[Error] invalid conversion from 'void*' to 'int*' [-fpermissive]
In C++, we must have to initialize the constant variables but in C, it can be compiled without initializations.
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
const int x;
printf("x: %d",x);
}Output(C)
x: 0
Output (C++)
[Error] uninitialized const 'x' [-fpermissive]
In C we can use some variable named ‘new’. But in C++, we cannot use this name as variable name because in C++, the ‘new’ is a keyword. This is used to allocate memory spaces.
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
int new = 10;
printf("new: %d",new);
}Output(C)
new: 10
Output (C++)
[Error] expected unqualified-id before 'new' [Error] expected type-specifier before ')' token
We cannot compile the following code in C++. This will return an error when we are trying to convert int to char*. But in C, it will work fine.
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
char *c = 123;
printf("c = %u", c);
}Output(C)
c = 123
Output (C++)
[Error] invalid conversion from 'int' to 'char*' [-fpermissive]
In C we can use void as return type of main(), but in C++, we have to use int as return type of main().
Live Demo For C.
Example
#include<stdio.h>
void main() {
printf("Hello World");
}Output(C)
Hello World
Output (C++)
[Error] '::main' must return 'int'
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