S.O.S. Mathematics CyberBoard

Hi,

I don't understand how this code:

cout << setfill('#') << setw(5) << "a" << "b" << "c" << endl;

produces this:

####abc

Hi novice,

cout << setfill('#') << setw(5)
. . . sets the fill character to '#' and the field width to 5. No output at this point.

<< "a"
. . . inserts an 'a' into a field of width 5. The remaining four characters in the field will become fill symbols (in this case, the '#' symbol). Now the output is: ####a

<< "b" << "c" << endl;
. . . concatenates "bc" at the end of the output, and terminates the current line. Final output: ####abc

Thanks!

I was thinking the "bc" is part of the field..