C++ In a Nutshell

Name

setbase function — Sets conversion radix

Synopsis

                  manip_t 
                  setbase(int base)

The setbase function sets the conversion radix for a stream. In other words, it performs the equivalent of stream .setf( newbase, ios_base::basefield), in which newbase depends on base, as shown in Table 13-11. Notice that any value of a base other than 8, 10, or 16 is treated the same as 0.

Table 13-11. Conversion radix

setbase argument	fmtflags equivalent
8	ios_base::oct
10	ios_base::dec
16	ios_base::hex
Anything else	0

See Also

ios_base in <ios>