Printing the correct number of decimal points with cout

Question

I have a list of float values and I want to print them with cout with 2 decimal places.

For example:

10.900  should be prin         


        

Answer 1

with templates

#include 

// d = decimal places
template 
std::ostream& fixed(std::ostream& os){
    os.setf(std::ios_base::fixed, std::ios_base::floatfield); 
    os.precision(d); 
    return os; 
}

int main(){
    double d = 122.345;
    std::cout << fixed<2> << d;
}

similar for scientific as well, with a width option also (useful for columns)

// d = decimal places
template 
std::ostream& f(std::ostream &os){
    os.setf(std::ios_base::fixed, std::ios_base::floatfield); 
    os.precision(d); 
    return os; 
}

// w = width, d = decimal places
template 
std::ostream& f(std::ostream &os){
    os.setf(std::ios_base::fixed, std::ios_base::floatfield); 
    os.precision(d); 
    os.width(w);
    return os; 
}

// d = decimal places
template 
std::ostream& e(std::ostream &os){
    os.setf(std::ios_base::scientific, std::ios_base::floatfield); 
    os.precision(d); 
    return os; 
}

// w = width, d = decimal places
template 
std::ostream& e(std::ostream &os){
    os.setf(std::ios_base::scientific, std::ios_base::floatfield); 
    os.precision(d); 
    os.width(w);
    return os; 
}

int main(){
    double d = 122.345;
    std::cout << f<10,2> << d << '\n'
        << e<10,2> << d << '\n';
}