I am clear about i/o. But what is consle i/o? I googled but i am confused. Is that only for serialization or what is the sole purpose?
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A:
Typically console I/O is for displaying output to the user and fetching input from the user. It can also be used (typically in Unix) to pipe data from one process to another.
It's typically not used with serialization.
Jon Skeet
2010-10-11 11:57:42
@Jon, with your fame I have some expectations. ;) Maybe you should add the console I/O is also for text based interaction. Sometimes line-oriented, sometimes not. And maybe a link to an example: http://sourceforge.net/projects/jline/
Amigable Clark Kant
2010-10-11 12:12:35
@Amigable: Not *just* text-based though... it's a bit of a muddle, which complicates things. Some programs may expect binary input piped from another process, for example :( Of course, if you have your own suggestions for an answer, you could add your own :)
Jon Skeet
2010-10-11 12:30:56
@Jon, no, just fooling around. I am more into C questions.
Amigable Clark Kant
2010-10-11 12:56:57