Single quotes vs. double quotes in C or C++

Question

When should I use single quotes and double quotes in C or C++ programming?

Answer 1

A single quote is used for character, while double quotes are used for strings.

For example...

 printf("%c \n",'a');
 printf("%s","Hello World");

Output

a  
Hello World

If you used these in vice versa case and used a single quote for string and double quotes for a character, this will be the result:

  printf("%c \n","a");
  printf("%s",'Hello World');

output :

For the first line. You will get a garbage value or unexpected value or you may get an output like this:

�

While for the second statement, you will see nothing. One more thing, if you have more statements after this, they will also give you no result.

Note: PHP language gives you the flexibility to use single and double-quotes easily.