Std::setw (3) Linux Manual Page

std::setw – std::setw

Synopsis

Defined in header<iomanip>

/*unspecified*/ setw(int n);

When used in an expression out << setw(n) or in >> setw(n), sets the width parameter of the stream out or in to exactly n.

Parameters

n – new value for width

Return value

Returns an object of unspecified type such that if str is the name of an output stream of type std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits> or std::basic_istream<CharT, Traits>, then the expression str << setw(n) or str >> setw(n) behaves as if the following code was executed :

    str.width(n);

Notes

The width property of the stream will be reset to zero (meaning "unspecified") if any of the following functions are called:
* Input
      * operator>>(basic_istream&,_basic_string&)
      * operator>>(basic_istream&,_char*)
* Output
      * Overloads 1-7 of basic_ostream::operator<<() (at Stage 3 of num_put::put())
      * operator<<(basic_ostream&,_char) and operator<<(basic_ostream&,_char*)
      * operator<<(basic_ostream&,_basic_string&)
      * std::put_money (inside money_put::put())
      * std::quoted (when used with an output stream)
The exact effects this modifier has on the input and output vary between the individual I/O functions and are described at each operator<< and operator>> overload page individually.

Example

// Run this code

#include <sstream>

#include <iostream>

#include <iomanip>
int main()

{
    std::cout << "no setw:" << 42 << '\n'
              << "setw(6):" << std::setw(6) << 42 << '\n'
              << "setw(6), several elements: " << 89 << std::setw(6) << 12 << 34 << '\n';
    std::istringstream is("hello, world");
    char arr[10];
    is >> std::setw(6) >> arr;
    std::cout << "Input from \"" << is.str() << "\" with setw(6) gave \""
              << arr << "\"\n";
}

Output:

  no setw:42
  setw(6): 42
  setw(6), several elements: 89 1234
  Input from "hello, world" with setw(6) gave "hello"

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