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Write data in columns

123456789101112#include <iostream> #include <iomanip> int main() { std::cout << std::left << std::setw(12) << "John Smith" << std::right << std::setw(3) << 23 << '\n'; std::cout << std::left << std::setw(12) << "Sam Brown" << std::right << std::setw(3) << 8 << '\n'; }

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Requires c++98 or newer.

Intent

Align data in columns when writing to an output stream.

Description

On lines 6–11, we write two lines of data to an output stream. std::cout is used as the example stream.

We use I/O manipulators to align the data in columns. The std::setw manipulator sets the width of a column, while std::left and std::right set the alignment of the written value within that column. For example, on line 6, we write the name “John Smith” to a column of width 12 and align it to the left of the column.

Contributors

  • Joseph Mansfield

Last Updated

09 December 2017

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