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What's the opposite of `fixed` in cout?

When using cout, what is the default formatter defined in the <iomanip> header? In other words, once I've set my formatter to fixed using cout << fixed << setPrecision(2), how do I change it back? Or, what am I changing it back to?

Solution

  • The opposite of std::fixed is std::scientific.

    (You find a nice list of manipulators in this great answer.)