long flags( long lFlags );
long flags() const;
lFlags
The new format flag values for the stream. The values are specified by the following bit masks (ios enumerators) that can be combined using the bitwise-OR (|) operator:
| Value | Meaning |
| ios::skipws | Skip white space on input. |
| ios::left | Left-align values; pad on the right with the fill character. |
| ios::right | Right-align values; pad on the left with the fill character (default alignment). |
| ios::internal | Add fill characters after any leading sign or base indication, but before the value. |
| ios::dec | Format numeric values as base 10 (decimal) (default radix). |
| ios::oct | Format numeric values as base 8 (octal). |
| ios::hex | Format numeric values as base 16 (hexadecimal). |
| ios::showbase | Display numeric constants in a format that can be read by the C++ compiler. |
| ios::showpoint | Show decimal point and trailing zeros for floating-point values. |
| ios::uppercase | Display uppercase A through F for hexadecimal values and E for scientific values. |
| ios::showpos | Show plus signs (+) for positive values. |
| ios::scientific | Display floating-point numbers in scientific format. |
| ios::fixed | Display floating-point numbers in fixed format. |
| ios::unitbuf | Cause ostream::osfx to flush the stream after each insertion. By default, cerr is unit buffered. |
| ios::stdio | Cause ostream::osfx to flush stdout and stderr after each insertion. |
The first overloaded flags function sets the stream's internal flags variable to lFlags and returns the previous value.
The second function returns the stream's current flags.
ios::setf, ios::unsetf, ios setiosflags manipulator, ios resetiosflags manipulator, ios::adjustfield, ios::basefield, ios::floatfield