NAME¶

std::setfill - std::setfill

Synopsis¶

Defined in header <iomanip>
template< class CharT >
/*unspecified*/ setfill( CharT c );

When used in an expression out << setfill(c) sets the fill character of the stream
out to c.

Parameters¶

c - new value for the fill character

Return value¶

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

out.fill(n);

Notes¶

The current fill character may be obtained with std::ostream::fill.

Example¶

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
int main()
{
std::cout << "default fill: [" << std::setw(10) << 42 << "]\n"
<< "setfill('*'): [" << std::setfill('*')
<< std::setw(10) << 42 << "]\n";
}

Output:¶

default fill: [ 42]
setfill('*'): [********42]

See also¶

fill manages the fill character
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>)
internal sets the placement of fill characters
left (function)
right
setw changes the width of the next input/output field
(function)