Convert E+ format to float, without carrying out E+ multiplication

Question

If a method returns a float in the E+ format, is there a way to display it in float format without carrying out the E+ multiplication.

I understand the E+ = times ten to the power of(i hope) :P

But sometimes the method returns a number smaller than one million, in that case i do not want to apply E+.

Answer 1

Hi,

you can manipulate the format of the output stream cout, e.g. try

cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);

You can also set the number of digits by using cout.precision(numDigits) and so on.

For further options, have a look at those two functions in the C++ reference.

Regards,
Alex