Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++, 2nd Edition

11. Customizing Input and Output

“Keep it simple:as simple as possible,but no simpler.”

—Albert Einstein

In this chapter, we concentrate on how to adapt the general iostream framework presented in Chapter 10 to specific needs and tastes. This involves a lot of messy details dictated by human sensibilities to what they read and also practical constraints on the uses of files. The final example shows the design of an input stream for which you can specify the set of separators.

11.1 Regularity and irregularity

11.2 Output formatting

11.2.1 Integer output

11.2.2 Integer input

11.2.3 Floating-point output

11.2.4 Precision

11.2.5 Fields

11.3 File opening and positioning

11.3.1 File open modes

11.3.2 Binary files

11.3.3 Positioning in files

11.4 String ...