Article ID: 123161
Article Last Modified on 7/5/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.5 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.51
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 1.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2.1
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1 Subscription
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q123161
SYMPTOMS
Using member function ios::flags() with flag ios::internal fails to add fill characters after the leading sign but before the value. This only occurs for negative integers or negative long integers. For other data types and positive integers or positive long integers, the flag works correctly.
The following is output from the sample program given under "MORE INFORMATION":
--- Output Starts ---
+ 1234 // Correct, positive integer with space between
+ and 1234.
+ 1234 // Correct, positive long integer.
+ 1234.000 // Correct, positive float.
+ 1234.000 // Correct, positive double.
-1234 // Incorrect, negative integer with no space
between - and 1234.
-1234 // Incorrect, negative long integer.
- 1.23e+003 // Correct, negative float in scientific notation.
- 1.23e+003 // Correct, negative double.
--- Output Ends ---
RESOLUTION
Cast the integer or long integer values to float or double values, and use manipulator setprecision(0) and ios flag ios::fixed. See the sample code in the "More Information" section of this article.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Sample Code to Reproduce Problem
/* Compile options needed: none
*/
#include <IOSTREAM.H>
#include <IOMANIP.H>
#pragma warning( disable : 4270 )
#define WIDTH 20
void main( void )
{
int i = 1234;
cout.flags( ios::showpos | ios::internal );
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (int) i << endl;
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (long) i << endl;
cout.precision(3);
cout.flags( ios::showpos | ios::internal | ios::fixed );
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (float) i << endl;
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (double) i << endl;
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (int)-i << endl; // Problem
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (long)-i << endl; // Problem
// The following two lines show how to work around the problem.
// cout << setprecision(0) << setw(WIDTH) << (float)-i << endl;
// cout << setprecision(0) << setw(WIDTH) << (float)-i << endl;
cout.precision(3);
cout.flags( ios::showpos | ios::internal | ios::scientific );
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (float)-i << endl;
cout << setw(WIDTH) << (double)-i << endl;
}
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