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# std::basic_ios::fill

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< cpp‎ | io‎ | basic ios

CharT fill() const; | (1) |
CharT fill( CharT ch ); | (2) |

Manages the fill character used to pad the output conversions to the specified field width.

1) returns the current fill character

2) sets the fill character to `ch`, returns previous value of the fill character

### [edit] Parameters

ch | - | the character to use as fill character

### [edit] Return value

the fill character before the call to the function.

### [edit] Example

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