#include <strstream.h>
#include <iomanip.h>

int main()
{
  const int MAXCHARS = 81;  // one more than the maximum characters in a line
  int units = 10;
  float price = 36.85;
  char buf[MAXCHARS];

  strstream inmem(buf, MAXCHARS, ios::out);  // open an in-memory stream

    // write to the buffer through the stream
  inmem << "No. of units = "
       << setw(3) << units
       << "  Price per unit = $"
       << setw(8) << setprecision(2) << price << '\0';

  cout << '|' << buf << '|';

  return 0;
}