fig19_08.cpp

// fig19_08.cpp 
// width member function of classes istream and ostream.
#include <iostream>

int main() {
   int widthValue{4};
   char sentence[10]{};

   std::cout << "Enter a sentence:\n";
   std::cin.width(5); // input up to 4 characters from sentence

   // set field width, then display characters based on that width 
   while (std::cin >> sentence) {
      std::cout.width(widthValue++);
      std::cout << sentence << "\n";
      std::cin.width(5); // input up to 4 more characters from sentence
   } 
} 


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