how do I print an unsigned char as hex in c++ using ostream?

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Use:

cout << "a is " << hex << (int) a <<"; b is " << hex << (int) b << endl;

And if you want padding with leading zeros then:

#include <iomanip>
...
cout << "a is " << setw(2) << setfill('0') << hex << (int) a ;

As we are using C-style casts, why not go the whole hog with terminal C++ badness and use a macro!

#define HEX( x )
   setw(2) << setfill('0') << hex << (int)( x )

you can then say

cout << "a is " << HEX( a );

Edit: Having said that, MartinStettner’s solution is much nicer!

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