std::ios_base::flags - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

| fmtflags flags() const; | (1) | | | --------------------------------- | --- | | | fmtflags flags( fmtflags flags ); | (2) | |

Manages format flags.

  1. returns current formatting setting

  2. replaces current settings with given ones.

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flags - new formatting setting. It can be a combination of formatting flags constants.
[edit] Formatting flags
Constant Explanation
dec use decimal base for integer I/O: see std::dec
oct use octal base for integer I/O: see std::oct
hex use hexadecimal base for integer I/O: see std::hex
basefield dec | oct hex. Useful for masking operations
left left adjustment (adds fill characters to the right): see std::left
right right adjustment (adds fill characters to the left): see std::right
internal internal adjustment (adds fill characters to the internal designated point): see std::internal
adjustfield left | right internal. Useful for masking operations
scientific generate floating point types using scientific notation, or hex notation if combined with fixed: see std::scientific
fixed generate floating point types using fixed notation, or hex notation if combined with scientific: see std::fixed
floatfield scientific | fixed. Useful for masking operations
boolalpha insert and extract bool type in alphanumeric format: see std::boolalpha
showbase generate a prefix indicating the numeric base for integer output, require the currency indicator in monetary I/O: see std::showbase
showpoint generate a decimal-point character unconditionally for floating-point number output: see std::showpoint
showpos generate a + character for non-negative numeric output: see std::showpos
skipws skip leading whitespace before certain input operations: see std::skipws
unitbuf flush the output after each output operation: see std::unitbuf
uppercase replace certain lowercase letters with their uppercase equivalents in certain output operations: see std::uppercase

[edit] Return value

the formatting flags before the call to the function

[edit] Example

[edit] See also

| | sets specific format flag (public member function) [edit] | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | clears specific format flag (public member function) [edit] |