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how do i get the decimal value to move postions?

 
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how do i get the decimal value to move postions?, not sure what data type to use to get proper values
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1 Aug, 2007 - 06:01 PM
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Hi Everyone!
I have been struggling with a portion of my code. I need help understanding which data type to use to get the correct number output. Your help is appreciated.

ThankS!
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#include <iostream>

using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main()
{

int num;

cout << "F) Enter the value 612.14 " << endl;
  cin >> num;
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << float(num) << endl; // I would like the  value to show as 612.1400
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << double(num) << endl; // I would like the value to show as 6.1214E+02
  cout << endl;

   system ("Pause");
  return 0;

}
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RE: How Do I Get The Decimal Value To Move Postions?
1 Aug, 2007 - 06:26 PM
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Use double or float.
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1 Aug, 2007 - 06:52 PM
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Xing,
I have tried that but cannot get it to work.
I have also tried different datatypes for the variable "num"

double num;
long num;
float num;

I think that it is a combination of issues such as wrong datatype for the variable "num" and the wrong datatype for the output of "num".


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1 Aug, 2007 - 07:22 PM
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QUOTE(wartech @ 1 Aug, 2007 - 07:52 PM) *

Xing,
I have tried that but cannot get it to work.
I have also tried different datatypes for the variable "num"

double num;
long num;
float num;

I think that it is a combination of issues such as wrong datatype for the variable "num" and the wrong datatype for the output of "num".


Try reading up on setiosflags.
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2 Aug, 2007 - 04:10 AM
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Try something like:

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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using std::cin;
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

int main()
{

int num;

cout << "F) Enter the value 612.14 " << endl;
  cin >> num;
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << setprecision(4) << static_cast<float>(num) << endl; // I would like the  value to show as 612.1400
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << setprecision(4) << static_cast<double>(num) << endl; // I would like the value to show as 6.1214E+02
  cout << endl;

   system ("Pause");
  return 0;

}


you don't need to use the c++ style static_cast, the old c style works fine, but I like it better.

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2 Aug, 2007 - 07:56 AM
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Thanks for the replies.

I stumbled across the answers I was looking for.
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cout << "F) Enter the value 612.14 " << endl;
  cin >> num;
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << fixed << endl;
  cout << setprecision(5)<< num<< endl;
  cout << "" << endl;
  cout << scientific << endl;
  cout << setprecision(4) << num << endl;
  cout << endl;



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