Thread: Formatting Decimals (float)

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    Formatting Decimals (float)

    Can anyone tell me how to set a float to a specific no of decimal places in c++?

    jim.

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    Like this -

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main ()
    {
    	double d = 1.234;
    
    	cout.setf(ios::fixed);
    	cout << setprecision(2) << d; 
    
    	return 0;
    
    }
    zen

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    thanx a lt zen, much obliged. i've been rackin my tiny little brain over this for some time now!

    Thanx again, Jim.

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