/* The following code example is taken from the book * "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference" * by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999 * * (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999. * Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software * is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. * This software is provided "as is" without express or implied * warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose. */ #include #include using namespace std; int main() { // stream for hexadecimal standard output ostream hexout(cout.rdbuf()); hexout.setf (ios::hex, ios::basefield); hexout.setf (ios::showbase); // switch between decimal and hexadecimal output hexout << "hexout: " << 177 << " "; cout << "cout: " << 177 << " "; hexout << "hexout: " << -49 << " "; cout << "cout: " << -49 << " "; hexout << endl; }