os.setf(initial);这句到底起什么作用？

os.setf(initial);不管我有没有注释掉这条语句，运行结果都一样，感觉这条语句好像是多余的。

// using ios_base::fmtflags
#include // std::cout, std::ios_base, std::ios,
// std::hex, std::showbase
int main () {

// using fmtflags as class member constants:
std::cout.setf (std::ios_base::hex , std::ios_base::basefield);
std::cout.setf (std::ios_base::showbase);
std::cout << 100 << '\n';

// using fmtflags as inherited class member constants:
std::cout.setf (std::ios::hex , std::ios::basefield);
std::cout.setf (std::ios::showbase);
std::cout << 100 << '\n';

// using fmtflags as object member constants:
std::cout.setf (std::cout.hex , std::cout.basefield);
std::cout.setf (std::cout.showbase);
std::cout << 100 << '\n';

// using fmtflags as a type:
std::ios_base::fmtflags ff;
ff = std::cout.flags();
ff &= ~std::cout.basefield; // unset basefield bits
ff |= std::cout.hex; // set hex
ff |= std::cout.showbase; // set showbase
std::cout.flags(ff);
std::cout << 100 << '\n';

// not using fmtflags, but using manipulators:
std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << 100 << '\n';

return 0;
}

参考http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/ios/ios_base/fmtflags/

主要是设置各种格式
https://books.google.com.tw/books?id=P7HuWSWtsh0C&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=os.setf(initial)&source=bl&ots=rI9gDpRfnz&sig=9Cd8ugAV4icE2LGkUgPYT5Faj70&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMp8b3iq7LAhXIE5QKHT_tAGMQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=os.setf(initial)&f=false

c++库里面的东西，是一个标志类型的变量。有用的，仅仅是当前你用不到