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(Probably annoying by now) std::cout or std::printf?
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i asked chatgpt and i still cant decide
srry if this is getting annoying
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printf stands for print format
or the og spell it printfffffffffffffeeee
It's on the stdio.h header which is the std input output lib for C and it's the standard way of printing to the console using C, but since C++ still maintains C backwards compatibility so it's still there and to make it easier to access so they include it in the std namespace i guess.
There's not much a difference to be considered should I use this or that. Pretty sure printf is just printing string to conout using placeholder formatting like
printf("Hello, %s", "Bob"); %s for string or %d for digit or int stuff so that the %s is replaced by "Bob" or whatever I can't explain really well icl
Doesn't matter afaik, I mean it doesn't affect your program stuff that much so yeah stop 😶
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std::cout is safe whilst printf may not be.
printf uses C runtime formatting which is notorious for causing some of the biggest bugs in history and causing billions of dollars in damage, outputting a string in printf is dangerous, whilst formatting them through a stream is not.
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TERIHAX 30 Reputation
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damn i didnt know it was that bad, also i rarely see you active anymore, what happened?
SeizureSalad 36 Reputation
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he has better things to do
TERIHAX 30 Reputation
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@SeizureSalad oh i can understand
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@0x90 prob stupid question again, is using the system() function safe? like if i want to clear the console, like system("cls");
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@TERIHAX System is used to invoke any shell command so the safety of it depends on how it's invoked.
Besides that though, system is a pretty slow function and using it to clear the screen is very slow, there are specific terminal codes dedicated to clearing the screen that are far better suited for it.
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Random quote here...
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I recommend you to use printf, as it is faster, and simpler to use.
printf(char *a, ...);The argument a represents a pointer to the first character of a string that contains the format (example: "Text: %s\nNumber: %d\n");
The argument(s) ... represents either pointers to first character in string that represents `%s`, or just a number, or some other value...
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luxiferrwoo -5 Reputation
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no, and i dont think i have to explain why
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Contribute to Express, an open-source ROBLOX exploit written fully in C.
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std::cout 100%
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silly billy 🍎🍎🍎🍎
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STD = S*xualy trasmitted d-
Printf = Pratical retar*dation international news torment function
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TERIHAX 30 Reputation
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wdym by "stop" at the end, should i stop making these annoying c++ threads
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rilyn 0 Reputation
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@TERIHAX No. don't afraid to ask questions, just stop asking question like this.
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TERIHAX 30 Reputation
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@rilyn alright
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