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Does this exist anywhere outside of C++? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 33 points 1 year ago (2 children)

std::endl provides zero portability benefits. C++ does have a portable newline abstraction, but it is called \n, not endl.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    No, there's no guarantee that in every context \n is translated portably.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The same is true of std::endl. std::endl is simply defined as << '\n' << std::flush; nothing more, nothing less. In all cases where endl gives you a "properly translated" newline, so does \n.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Yeah it's an artificial dichotomy based on a popular misconception of what std::endl is and how \n is interpreted.

    Ultimately it does not ask about line endings, but about flushing, which is a completely orthogonal question.

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