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Started by AdamGL May 19, 2006 05:50 PM

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AdamGL

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May 19, 2006 05:50 PM

What is the difference between the STDIO.h FILE class and the iostream fstream class? Is one faster, more efficient?

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Fruny

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May 19, 2006 06:07 PM

FILE is C.
fstream is C++.

That's the difference.

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May 19, 2006 06:42 PM

Quote:Original post by AdamGL
What is the difference between the STDIO.h FILE class and the iostream fstream class? Is one faster, more efficient?

c++ fstreams are be a bit safer to use, and any difference between them ( if there is one ) would be inconsequential compared to the cost of disk access.

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AdamGL

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May 19, 2006 08:59 PM

Oh thank you for clearing that up! Wasn't sure on which one to use!

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