Why are the outputs of printf and std::cout different

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago

 

I tried the following code of C++. However, the outputs of intf">printf and std::b.com/tag/cout">cout are different. Can someone tell me why?

struct Foo
{
    int a;
    int b;
    int c;
};

int main()
{
    intf">printf("%d\n", &Foo::c);  //the output is 8
    std::b.com/tag/cout">cout << &Foo::c <<"\n"; //the output is 1
}
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manpreet 2 years ago

printf("%d\n", &Foo::c): this is undefined behavior, as &Foo::c is not an integer, but a pointer to member (but, actually, it is usual that the compiler stores pointer to data member as offset, and as 8 is the offset of Foo::c, 8 is printed).

std::cout << &Foo::c: this prints the value &Foo::c. As iostream doesn't have a pointer to member printer, it chooses the closest one: it converts it to bool, and prints it as integer. As &Foo::c converted to bool is true, 1 is printed.


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