Which should I use? Is there a difference?

[Kieth89]

So far I've been using this:

std::cout << "This statement is becoming raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaather long"
<<"so I'll split it into two by pressing enter";

but now I see that I can do this:

std::cout << "This statement is becoming raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaather long"
"so I'll split it into two by pressing enter";

Without the second <<. Is it better to use a << every time you split an output statement over more lines?

[zb0S216C]

In my opinion, it's down to your personal preference, if they are both valid, of course.

[wolfgang]

Both are legal syntax. It boils down to preference and code legibility. Choose which one works better for you in the long run.

[rocketboy9000]

The second one will call operator << once instead of twice. So it's better.

[Kieth89]

C++ gives you so maaaany choices. I'm not sure if that is good or bad yet. I'm also not sure which I want to use.. hmm. I think I'll keep using the << operator every time since that is what I've been doing and I don't think the extra calls will make that large of difference.