std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>::fill
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CharT fill() const; |
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CharT fill( CharT ch ); |
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Manages the fill character used to pad the output conversions to the specified field width.
1) Returns the current fill character.
2) Sets the fill character to
ch, returns previous value of the fill character.Parameters
| ch | - | the character to use as fill character |
Return value
The fill character before the call to the function.
Example
Run this code
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
int main ()
{
std::cout << "With default setting : [" << std::setw(10) << 40 << "]\n";
char prev = std::cout.fill('x');
std::cout << "Replaced '" << prev << "' with '"
<< std::cout.fill() << "': [" << std::setw(10) << 40 << "]\n";
}
Output:
With default setting : [ 40]
Replaced ' ' with 'x': [xxxxxxxx40]
See also
| changes the fill character (function template) |