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Syntax:
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<pre class="c code c++" style="font-family:monospace;"> <span class="kw4">char</span> ostream<span class="sy0">::</span><span class="me2">fill</span><span class="br0">(</span><span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span>
<span class="kw4">char</span> ostream<span class="sy0">::</span><span class="me2">fill</span><span class="br0">(</span> <span class="kw4">char</span> ch <span class="br0">)</span><span class="sy0">;</span></pre>
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The function fill() either returns the current fill character, or sets the
current fill character to ch.
The fill character is defined as the character that is used for padding when a
number is smaller than the specified width(). The default fill character is the
space character.
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