ostream Problem

M

Mike Copeland

I am trying to combine std::left and std::setw() as a single
function. The following code ignores the "left" manipulator. What am I
doing wrong? TIA

struct leftsetw // combined functions (left/width)
{
leftsetw(int w) : width(w) {}
int width;
};
ostream &operator<<(ostream &o, const leftsetw &a)
{
o.left, o.width(a.width);
return o;
}

ostringstream oss;
oss.str(""); oss << "Test " << leftsetw(12) << 42;
 
V

Victor Bazarov

I am trying to combine std::left and std::setw() as a single
function. The following code ignores the "left" manipulator. What am I
doing wrong? TIA

struct leftsetw // combined functions (left/width)
{
leftsetw(int w) : width(w) {}
int width;
};
ostream &operator<<(ostream &o, const leftsetw &a)
{
o.left, o.width(a.width);

Try calling the function instead of evaluating the function pointer:

o.left(),
return o;
}

ostringstream oss;
oss.str(""); oss << "Test " << leftsetw(12) << 42;

V
 
S

Stefan Ram

o.left, o.width(a.width);

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>

struct leftsetw
{ int const width;
leftsetw( int const width ): width{ width } {} };

::std::eek:stream & operator<<
( ::std::eek:stream & ostream, const leftsetw & leftsetw )
{ ostream.width( leftsetw.width );
ostream.setf( ::std::ios_base::left, std::ios_base::adjustfield );
return ostream; }

int main()
{ ::std::eek:stringstream ostringstream;
ostringstream << '|' << leftsetw( 2 )<< 3 << '|';
::std::cout << ostringstream.str() << '\n'; }
 

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