Difference between .h and no .h [modified]

[HakunaMatada]

What is the difference between #include (iostream.h) and #include (iostream). Are they different? If so, what are their differences? -- modified at 0:29 Wednesday 2nd August, 2006

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[_AnsHUMAN_]

Hakuna-Matada wrote:

#include (iostream.h)

To link to Old Standard C++ Library

Hakuna-Matada wrote:

#include (iostream).

Used to link to New Standard C++ Lib In the new C++ lib there are some differences . For ex 1)open functions do not take a third parameter (the protection parameter). 2)You cannot create streams from file handles. etc....

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[Heinz_]

I think iostream.h is keept for backwards compatibility, all the old and new stuff is in iostream, don't know why they switched.

[Zac Howland]

Just FYI: They didn't switch. The .h versions were non-standard. That is, they were what everyone used before there was a standard. The problem was that each system implemented them slightly differently. When the standard was released, most systems kept the .h versions for backward compatability. They are now being phased out of almost all systems completely.

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