Set the field width and the fill character. - C++ File Stream

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Description

Set the field width and the fill character.

Demo Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()/*from  w w w .java 2s  .c  o m*/
{
   // Use default width.
   cout << "Hello" << endl;
   // Set width to 10.
   cout.width(10);
   cout << "Hello" << endl;
   // Notice how width returns to default after an item is output.
   cout << "Hello" << endl;
   // Now set the width and the fill character.
   cout.width(10);
   cout.fill('*');
   cout << "Hello" << endl;
   // Notice that fill character stays set.
   cout.width(12);
   cout << 123.45 << endl;
   // Now, pad the field width with spaces and
   // set the internal and showpos flags.
   cout.width(12);
   cout.fill(' ');
   cout.setf(ios::showpos | ios::internal);
   cout << 1234.1234 << endl;
   return 0;
}

Result


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