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ios::setf

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long setf( long lFlags );

long setf( long lFlags**, long** lMask );

Return Value

The first overloaded setf function turns on only those format bits that are specified by 1s in lFlags.  It returns a long that contains the previous value of all the flags.

The second function alters those format bits specified by 1s in lMask. The new values of those format bits are determined by the corresponding bits in lFlags. It returns a long that contains the previous value of all the flags.

Parameters

lFlags

Format flag bit values. See the flags member function for a list of format flags. To combine these flags, use the bitwise OR ( | ) operator.

lMask

Format flag bit mask.

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See Also   ios::flags, ios::unsetf, ios setiosflags manipulator