Difference Between C and C++ language
C and C++
The big difference b/w C and C++ are that C is a procedural language that means it does not support classes, while C++ support both procedural and object-oriented programming like features classes and objects, Inheritance etc.
There are following in detail difference between c and C++ programming language in easy table form.
| Comparison
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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 |
| Driven Language Type | C language is a function-driven language. | C++ language is an object driven language. |
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