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TLE caused by using std::endl in C++
By BrainNotFound, history, 3 years ago, In English

TLE code : https://codeforces.net/contest/1613/submission/137709567

Accepted code : https://codeforces.net/contest/1613/submission/137711275

The only difference is:

AC : fin(i,0,n){ cout<<v[i]<<"\n"; }

TLE : fin(i,0,n){ cout<<v[i]<<endl; }

I know endl is supposed to be a bit slower because it flushes the output, but how is the difference significant enough to give a TLE?

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3 years ago, # |
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The difference is significant in problems where you have to output multiple lines. The small differences add up.

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\endl is much slower than \n because of the flushing of the output buffer. In general, just use \n to be safe.

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