cpp/io/manip/left

Modifies the positioning of the fill characters in an output stream. and apply to any type being output,  applies to integer, floating-point, and monetary output. Has no effect on input.

1) sets the of the stream  to  as if by calling

2) sets the of the stream  to  as if by calling

3) sets the of the stream  to  as if by calling

The initial default for standard streams is equivalent to.

This is an I/O manipulator. It may be called with an expression such as for any  of type std or with an expression such as  for any  of type std.

Return value
(reference to the stream after manipulation)