Setting width in C++ output stream

Question

I\'m trying to create a neatly formatted table on C++ by setting the width of the different fields. I can use setw(n), doing something like

cout << set         


        

Answer 1

I know this is still making the same call, but I know of no other solution from what I am getting from your question.

#define COUT std::cout.width(10);std::cout<<

int main()
{
    std::cout.fill( '.' );

    COUT "foo" << std::endl;
    COUT "bar" << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

Output:

..........foo
..........bar