[N.N.P]

I found myself with some free time today so I decided I might aswell start learning C++. Needless to say i got stuck at the first error i encountered.

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
int x = 5;
int y = 7;
1 cout "\n";
cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
2 cout "\n";
return 0;
}


While trying to compile the above code in ms visual c++ i got 2 errors saying that i should have a semi colon in points 1 and 2. Why is this and is it correct? I took the code straight from the tutorial.

error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'string' <----thats the exact error.

Thanks,
N.P.P

[coderitr]

You're missing an operator.

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
   int x = 5;
   int y = 7;
   cout << "\n";
   cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
   cout << "\n";
   return 0;
}

but why code extra lines when this

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
   int x = 5;
   int y = 7;
   cout << "\n" << x + y << " " << x * y << "\n";
   return 0;
}

does the same thing?