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What is the difference between printf() and cout in C++?
printf()
This is mainly used in C language. It is a formatting function that prints to the standard out. It prints to the console and takes a format specifier to print. It returns an integer value. It is not type safe in input parameters. It can be used in C++ language too.
Here is the syntax of printf() in C and C++ language,
printf(“string and format specifier”, variable_name);
Here,
String − Any text/message to print on console.
Format Specifier − According to the variable datatype, use format specifiers like %d, %s etc.
variable_name − Any name given to declare the variable.
Here is an example of printf() in C language,
Example
#include<stdio.h>
int main() {
int a = 24;
printf("Welcome! \n");
printf("The value of a : %d",a);
getchar();
return 0;
}Output
Here is the output
Welcome! The value of a : 24
cout
This is used in C++ language. It is an object of iostream in C++ language. It also prints to the console. It does not take any format specifier to print. It does not return anything. It is type safe in input parameters.
Output
Here is the syntax of cout in C++ language,
cout << “string” << variable_name << endl;
Here,
string − Any text/message to print on console.
variable_name − Any name given to the variable at the time of declaration.
Here is an example of cout in C++ language,
Example
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int a = 28;
cout<< "The value of a : " << a;
printf("\nThe value of a : %d", a);
return 0;
}Output
Here is the output
The value of a : 28 The value of a : 28
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