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