object
std::cout
<iostream>
Standard output stream
cout is an object of class
ostream that represents the standard output stream. It corresponds to the
cstdio stream
stdout.
By default, most systems have their standard output set to the console, where text messages are shown, although this can generally be redirected.
Because
cout is an object of class
ostream, we can write characters to it either as formatted data using for example the insertion operator (
ostream::operator<<) or as unformatted data using the
write member function, among others (see
ostream).
See also
- ostream
- Output Stream (class
)
- cin
- Standard input stream (object
)
- cerr
- Standard output stream for errors (object
)
- clog
- Standard output stream for logging (object
)