The
scoping operator used in many
object oriented, or
OO programming languages to specify what
class,
object (and/or namespace in
c++) a
function or
variable belongs to. If you see the following code:
std::cout
This would tell you that the output stream instance cout belonged to the namespace std.
And for those of you giggling over "
std" in the peanut gallery, maybe you can share what's so funny with us
coders? :)
18.09.01: Thanks to Wicker808 for the factual corrections!