Thread: Setprecision and setiosflags in C++

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    Setprecision and setiosflags in C++

    In the example that i took from the deitels C book there is a statement in the code which is shown in below can you explain what does this codes means
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    using std::setprecision;
    using std::setiosflags;
    
    cout << setiosflags(ios::fixed | ios::showpoint);
    cout << setprecision(1);

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    Yes, but it would be somewhat easier if you made use of existing material that explains them: cppreference.com entry list on Input/output manipulators
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