Re: Getting cout<<fixed to work.
"cmay" <cmay@walshgroup.com> wrote in message
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PJ,
Thanks for the response.
Can you tell me, when do I need to use the using namespace std
statement?
You don't absolutely need it, but since you seem to be moving from
old-style to new-style C++ it can simplify your life. If you omit
the using declaration you'll have to write std:: in front of every
library name.
Is the std namespace a MS VC++ thing or is common in C++ apps written
using other IDEs?
It's part of the C++ Standard. Oh yes, one other thing. There's a
bug in VC++ V6 that prevents the library from having headers like
<cmath> declare C functions in namespace std. So, for that release
(and earlier ones) you can't refer to names like std::cos after
including <cmath>. That's yet another reason to write the using
declaration after all your includes. (The problem is fixed from V7
onward.)
P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com
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