C and C++
There are following in detail difference between c and C++ programming language
in easy table form.
Comparison
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C Language
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C++ Language
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History
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In 1972, C language was
designed by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell Labs.
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In 1979 , C++ was designed by
Bjarne Stroustrup at AT&T Bell Labs
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Subset /
Superset
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C language is a subset of
C++.
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C++ language is a superset of
C. C++ can run most of C code while C cannot run C++ code.
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Input / Output
source code
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For output printf
For input scanf
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For output cout
For input cin
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Reference
Variable
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C language does not support
reference variables.
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C++ language does supports
reference variables.
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Namespace
feature
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C language does not support
namespace feature
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C++ language does
Support NAMESPACE which avoid name collisions.
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Function
Structure
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C language does not permit
functions for defined inside the structures.
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C++ language, functions can
be used inside a structure code.
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Data Hiding
Support
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C language does not support
hiding information because data are free entities and can be manipulated by
outside code.
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C++ language does support
Data Hiding feature for example Encapsulation feature.
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Procedural /
Object Oriented
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C language is procedural
programming that code into a collection of variables, data structures, and
subroutine
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C++ language supports
both procedural and object oriented programming code into objects
that methods and data using interfaces.
Examples:
-Objects
and Classes
-Polymorphism -Encapsulation -Inheritance |
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C language is a function
driven language.
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C++ language is an object
driven language.
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