=====width=====
Syntax:

<code>
    int ostream::width();
    int ostream::width(int w);
</code>
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:

<code>
     cout.width( 5 );
     cout << "2";
</code>
displays

<code>
    2
</code>
(that's four spaces followed by a '2')

Related Topics: [[fill]], [[precision]]