=====width===== Syntax: int ostream::width(); int ostream::width(int w); The function width() returns the current width, which is defined as the minimum number of characters to display with the next output. The optional argument w can be used to set the width. For example: cout.width( 5 ); cout << "2"; displays 2 (that's four spaces followed by a '2') Related Topics: [[fill]], [[precision]]