http://qs1969.pair.com?node_id=301465


in reply to Re: Re: I don't use printf enough
in thread I don't use printf enough

Presumably, he/she finds it ironic beacuse 
cout << "text text " << obj.method1() << " more text " << end1;

[download]
is like using string concatenation in Perl. The root node says to use printf sometimes. printf is a C function, yet it would not be the preferred way of doing things in C.

So to prefer printf in Perl when something like the above (preferred) C snippet exists, is ironic.

elusion : http://matt.diephouse.com

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: Re: Re: I don't use printf enough
by bunnyman (Hermit) on Oct 23, 2003 at 15:25 UTC

    printf is a C function, yet it would not be the preferred way of doing things in C.

    That's half right - printf is a C function, but it is not preferred in C++. It is preferred in C, of course.

    The reason why printf is not the best way in C++ is that the compiler cannot check the variable types. If you use "%s" to print a string, and then use an integer variable instead, the program crashes at run time. With perl it would just convert the integer into a string and not crash, and with C++ style I/O, it would print the integer as a string. Also, printf cannot be extended to print objects, it is only able to print a few built in types.

[reply]

In Section Meditations