trivial: precision

i have some trouble formatting output to the console.

my desired outcome: 14.44 (two decimal places)

i am writing a simple program that converts a fahrenheit temperature into a celsius temperature, but i cannot get the output to print the decimal places. i dont know how to use the 'setf' and the 'precision' functions...help...

use iomanip.h if you have it.

thanks, i finally got it working.

but i do have another question. let's say that i wanted to print two strings on the same line, one right justified and one left justified...kind of like a table output, sans the borders and such...is that possible? i'm trying it right now to see if my compiler is going to choke....

doomo.

wait, do you mean you want to align the output or after the temperature conversion, you can not see the decimals?

if you have set your variables to "int", change them to "long double".

maybe this is the problem you have.

is this supposed to be a window console (has windows support) or a dos program you're making?

a default console should have 80 columns and 25 rows if this helps.

dos, definitely dos...

alright, so here's what i want it to look like:

temperature in F temperature in C
0 -17.77
.. ..
100 37.78

i want to know if it's possible to somehow align the text, or at least format the output, so that it has some kind of standardization to it....

//using MSVC++ 6.0

just change the "20" in the for loop to a "100".
the "20" is used in the for loop to show you how the "temperature in F" and "temperature in C" are arranged.
I hope the formulas are correct.

Code:

/*cheap method: do this by the use of tabs*/

#include<iostream.h>

double FtoC(double temp) // convert from F to C
{
 return((temp-32.0)/1.8);
}

double CtoF(double temp) // convert from C to F
{
 return((temp*1.8)+32.0);
}

int main(void)
{
 int x=0;
 cout<<"temperature in F"<<"\t"<<"temperature in C"<<endl;
 for(x=0;x<=20;x++) //212_F=100_C
 {
  cout<<x<<"\t\t\t"<<double(FtoC(x))<<endl;
 }
 return 0;
}

Code:

/*using cout class*/

#include<iostream.h>
#include<iomanip.h>

double FtoC(double temp) // convert from F to C
{
 return((temp-32.0)/1.8);
}

double CtoF(double temp) // convert from C to F
{
 return((temp*1.8)+32.0);
}

int main(void)
{
 int x;
 cout<<"temperature in F"<<"\t"<<"temperature in C"<<endl;
 for(x=0;x<=20;x++) //212_F=100_C
 {
  cout.width(16); // refer to comment one
  cout<<x;
  cout<<"\t";
  cout.width(16); // refer to comment one
  cout<<double(FtoC(x))<<endl;
 }
 return 0;
}

/* comment one:
 the argument value in the cout class member function width() is set to 16 because both "temperature in F" and "temperature in C" are 16 characters long.
*/

have fun.

you can also add in argc and *argv to main for a specific temperature conversion.

I dug deep, Breanne.

Code:

std::cout << setw(x) << right << something << setw(y) << left << somethingElse;

This works on Borland.

The correct methodology would be:

Code:

 
std::cout.setf(ios::right);
std::cout << something;
std::cout.unsetf(ios::right);

Actually, the justification depends on the data-type. As I recall (gentle and respectful flaming allowed) char/string data is left-justified, by default, and numeric data is right-justified, again, by default. (Don't quote me on this, though. [Disclaimer] )

-Skipper

Gods you two are, Gods i tell you.

doomo very much, now i can take a nice refreshing shower and take my eyes off the screen for a second or three.

Originally posted by breanne
shower

damnit thats what i forgot today

Originally posted by breanne
Gods you two are, Gods i tell you.

doomo very much, now i can take a nice refreshing shower and take my eyes off the screen for a second or three.

oh my, how flattered I am! please, don't call me that but you can call skipper whatever skipper pleases to hear. a plain "thank you" is already too much for me. besides, a few minutes of my life isn't that much wasted.

anyway, G_ds are supposed to be superior to others and don't make mistakes. I just found a mistake in my previous post.

" just change the "20" in the for loop to a "100". "
should be
" just change the "20" in the for loop to "212". "

I forgot I was dealing with F -> C conversion. I was thinking the opposite.

[ self note: never watch television while programming ]

please, don't call me that but you can call skipper whatever skipper pleases to hear.

We can just stick with Skipper. I've got a fair share of boo-boos out here myself.

-Skipper