27 Input/output library [lib.input.output]

1 This clause describes components that C++ programs may use to perform input/output operations.

2 The following subclauses describe requirements for stream parameters, and components for forward declarations of iostreams, predefined iostreams objects, base iostreams classes, stream buffering, stream formatting and manipulators, string streams, and file streams, as summarized in Table 82:

Table 82---Input/output library summary
_ _____________________________________________
_          Subclause                Header(s)
_ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_ 27.1 Requirements
_____________________________________________
_ 27.2 Forward declarations      <iosfwd>
_____________________________________________
_ 27.3 Standard iostream objects <iostream>
_____________________________________________
_ 27.4 Iostreams base classes    <ios>
_____________________________________________
_ 27.5 Stream buffers            <streambuf>
_____________________________________________
                                 <istream>
 27.6 Formatting and manipulators <ostream>
_                                <iomanip>
_____________________________________________
 27.7 String streams             <sstream>
_                                <cstdlib>
_____________________________________________
                                 <fstream>
 27.8 File streams               <cstdio>
_                                <cwchar>
_____________________________________________ 

27.1 Iostreams requirements [lib.iostreams.requirements]

27.1.1 Imbue Limitations [lib.iostream.limits.imbue]

No function described in clause 27 except for ios_base::imbue causes any instance of basic_ios::imbue or basic_streambuf::imbue to be called. If any user function called from a function declared in clause 27 or as an overriding virtual function of any class declared in clause 27 calls imbue, the behavior is undefined.

27.1.2 Positioning Type Limitations [lib.iostreams.limits.pos]

The classes of clause 27 with template arguments charT and traits behave as described if traits::pos_type and traits::off_type are streampos and streamoff respectively. Except as noted explicitly below, their behavior when traits::pos_type and traits::off_type are other types is implementation-defined.

27.2 Forward declarations [lib.iostream.forward]

Header <iosfwd> synopsis
namespace std {
  template<class charT> class char_traits;
  template<> class char_traits<char>;
  template<> class char_traits<wchar_t>;

  template<class T> class allocator;
template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_ios;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_streambuf;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_istream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_ostream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_iostream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
class basic_stringbuf;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
class basic_istringstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
class basic_ostringstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
class basic_stringstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_filebuf;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_ifstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_ofstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_fstream;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class istreambuf_iterator;

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class ostreambuf_iterator;

typedef basic_ios<char> ios; typedef basic_ios<wchar_t> wios; typedef basic_streambuf<char> streambuf; typedef basic_istream<char> istream; typedef basic_ostream<char> ostream; typedef basic_iostream<char> iostream;
typedef basic_stringbuf<char>         stringbuf;
typedef basic_istringstream<char> istringstream;
typedef basic_ostringstream<char> ostringstream;
typedef basic_stringstream<char>      stringstream;

typedef basic_filebuf<char>      filebuf;
typedef basic_ifstream<char> ifstream;
typedef basic_ofstream<char> ofstream;
typedef basic_fstream<char>      fstream;

typedef basic_streambuf<wchar_t> wstreambuf;
typedef basic_istream<wchar_t>       wistream;
typedef basic_ostream<wchar_t>       wostream;
typedef basic_iostream<wchar_t>      wiostream;

typedef basic_stringbuf<wchar_t>         wstringbuf;
typedef basic_istringstream<wchar_t> wistringstream;
typedef basic_ostringstream<wchar_t> wostringstream;
typedef basic_stringstream<wchar_t>      wstringstream;

typedef basic_filebuf<wchar_t>      wfilebuf;
typedef basic_ifstream<wchar_t> wifstream;
typedef basic_ofstream<wchar_t> wofstream;
typedef basic_fstream<wchar_t>      wfstream;

template <class state> class fpos;
typedef fpos<char_traits<char>::state_type>          streampos;
typedef fpos<char_traits<wchar_t>::state_type> wstreampos;

}

1 Default template arguments are described as appearing both in <iosfwd> and in the synopsis of other headers but it is well-formed to include both <iosfwd> and one or more of the other headers.263)

2 [Note: The template class basic_ios<charT,traits> serves as a virtual base class for the classes basic_istream<charT,traits>, basic_ostream<charT,traits>, and classes derived from them. basic_iostream<charT,traits> is a class derived from both basic_istream and basic_ostream.

3 The template class basic_streambuf<charT,traits> serves as a base class for template classes basic_stringbuf and basic_filebuf.

4 The template class basic_istream serves as a base class for template classes basic_istringstream and basic_ifstream

5 The template class basic_ostream serves as a base class for template classes basic_ostringstream and basic_ofstream

6 The template class basic_iostream serves as a base class for template classes basic_stringstream and basic_fstream.

7 Other typedefs define instances of template classes specialized for char or wchar_t types.

8 The template class fpos<charT> is a class used for specifying file position information.

9 The types streampos and wstreampos are used for positioning streams specialized on char and wchar_t respectively.

10 This synopsis suggests a circularity between streampos and char_traits<char>. An implementation can avoid this circularity by substituting equivalent types. One way to do this might be

template<class stateT> class fpos { ... };                  // depends on nothing
typedef ... _STATE;                     // implementation private declaration of stateT

typedef fpos<_STATE> streampos;

template<> struct char_traits<char> {
    typedef streampos
  pos_type;
    // ...
}

---end note]
263) It is the implementation's responsibility to implement headers so that including <iosfwd> and other headers does not violate the rules about multiple occurences of default arguments. [back to text]

27.3 Standard iostream objects [lib.iostream.objects]

Header <iostream> synopsis
namespace std {
   extern istream cin;
   extern ostream cout;
   extern ostream cerr;
   extern ostream clog;

   extern wistream wcin;
   extern wostream wcout;
   extern wostream wcerr;
   extern wostream wclog;
}

1 The header <iostream> declares objects that associate objects with the standard C streams provided for by the functions declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

2 Mixing operations on corresponding wide- and narrow-character streams follows the same semantics as mixing such operations on FILEs, as specified in Amendment 1 of the ISO C standard. The objects are constructed, and the associations are established at some time prior to or during first time an object of class basic_ios<charT,traits>::Init is constructed, and in any case before the body of main begins execution.264) The objects are not destroyed during program execution.265)

264) If it is possible for them to do so, implementations are encouraged to initialize the objects earlier than required. [back to text]

265) Constructors and destructors for static objects can access these objects to read input from stdin or write output to stdout or stderr. [back to text]

27.3.1 Narrow stream objects [lib.narrow.stream.objects]

istream cin;

1 The object cin controls input from a stream buffer associated with the object stdin, declared in <cstdio>.

2 After the object cin is initialized, cin.tie() returns &cout. Its state is otherwise the same as required for ios_base::init (27.4.4.1).

ostream cout;

3 The object cout controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stdout, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

ostream cerr;

4 The object cerr controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

5 After the object cerr is initialized, cerr.flags() & unitbuf is nonzero. Its state is otherwise the same as required for ios_base::init (27.4.4.1).

ostream clog;

6 The object clog controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

27.3.2 Wide stream objects [lib.wide.stream.objects]

wistream wcin;

1 The object wcin controls input from a stream buffer associated with the object stdin, declared in <cstdio>.

2 After the object wcin is initialized, wcin.tie() returns &wcout. Its state is otherwise the same as required for ios_base::init (27.4.4.1).

wostream wcout;

3 The object wcout controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stdout, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

wostream wcerr;

4 The object wcerr controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

5 After the object wcerr is initialized, wcerr.flags() & unitbuf is nonzero. Its state is otherwise the same as required for ios_base::init (27.4.4.1).

wostream wclog;

6 The object wclog controls output to a stream buffer associated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

27.4 Iostreams base classes [lib.iostreams.base]

Header <ios> synopsis
#include <iosfwd>

namespace std {
  typedef OFF_T   streamoff;
  typedef SZ_T  streamsize;
  template <class stateT> class fpos;

  class ios_base;
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ios;

// 27.4.5, manipulators:
  ios_base& boolalpha   (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& noboolalpha(ios_base&   str);

  ios_base& showbase    (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& noshowbase (ios_base&   str);

  ios_base& showpoint   (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& noshowpoint(ios_base&   str);

  ios_base& showpos     (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& noshowpos   (ios_base&  str);

  ios_base& skipws      (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& noskipws    (ios_base&  str);

  ios_base& uppercase   (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& nouppercase(ios_base&   str);

// 27.4.5.2 adjustfield:
  ios_base& internal    (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& left        (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& right       (ios_base&  str);

// 27.4.5.3 basefield:
  ios_base& dec         (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& hex         (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& oct         (ios_base&  str);

// 27.4.5.4 floatfield:
  ios_base& fixed       (ios_base&  str);
  ios_base& scientific (ios_base&   str);
}


27.4.1 Types [lib.stream.types]

typedef OFF_T  streamoff;

1 The type streamoff is an implementation-defined type that satisfies the requirements of 27.4.3.2.

typedef  SZ_T streamsize;

2 The type streamsize is a synonym for one of the signed basic integral types. It is used to represent the number of characters transferred in an I/O operation, or the size of I/O buffers.266)

266) streamsize is used in most places where ISO C would use size_t. Most of the uses of streamsize could use size_t, except for the strstreambuf constructors, which require negative values. It should probably be the signed type corresponding to size_t (which is what Posix.2 calls ssize_t). [back to text]

27.4.2 Class ios_base [lib.ios.base]

namespace std {
  class ios_base {
  public:
     class failure;

     typedef  T1 fmtflags;
     static const fmtflags boolalpha;
     static const fmtflags dec;
     static const fmtflags fixed;
     static const fmtflags hex;
     static const fmtflags internal;
     static const fmtflags left;
     static const fmtflags oct;
     static const fmtflags right;
     static const fmtflags scientific;
     static const fmtflags showbase;
     static const fmtflags showpoint;
     static const fmtflags showpos;
     static const fmtflags skipws;
     static const fmtflags unitbuf;
     static const fmtflags uppercase;
     static const fmtflags adjustfield;
     static const fmtflags basefield;
     static const fmtflags floatfield;

     typedef  T2 iostate;
     static const iostate badbit;
     static const iostate eofbit;
     static const iostate failbit;
     static const iostate goodbit;

     typedef  T3 openmode;
     static const openmode app;
     static const openmode ate;
     static const openmode binary;
     static const openmode in;
     static const openmode out;
     static const openmode trunc;

     typedef  T4 seekdir;
     static const seekdir beg;
     static const seekdir cur;
     static const seekdir end;

     class Init;
     // 27.4.2.2 fmtflags state:
     fmtflags flags() const;
     fmtflags flags(fmtflags     fmtfl);
     fmtflags setf(fmtflags     fmtfl);
     fmtflags setf(fmtflags     fmtfl, fmtflags   mask);
     void unsetf(fmtflags    mask);

     streamsize precision() const;
     streamsize precision(streamsize      prec);
     streamsize width() const;
     streamsize width(streamsize     wide);

     // 27.4.2.3 locales:
     locale imbue(const locale&     loc);
     locale getloc() const;

     // 27.4.2.5 storage:
     static int xalloc();
     long&   iword(int   index);
     void*& pword(int    index);

     // destructor
     virtual ~ios_base();

     // 27.4.2.6 callbacks;
     enum event { erase_event, imbue_event, copyfmt_event };
     typedef void (*event_callback)(event, ios_base&, int         index);
     void register_callback(event_call_back       fn, int  index);

     static bool sync_with_stdio(bool sync = true);

   protected:
     ios_base();

   private:
 //  static int   index;   exposition only
 //  long*  iarray;        exposition only
 //  void**  parray;       exposition only
   };
 }

1 ios_base defines several member types:

2 It maintains several kinds of data:

3 [Note: For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.4.2.1 Types [lib.ios.types]

27.4.2.1.1 Class ios_base::failure [lib.ios::failure]
namespace std {
   class ios_base::failure : public exception {
   public:
     explicit failure(const string&       msg);
     virtual ~failure();
     virtual const char* what() const throw();
   };
}

1 The class failure defines the base class for the types of all objects thrown as exceptions, by functions in the iostreams library, to report errors detected during stream buffer operations.

explicit failure(const string&        msg);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class failure, initializing the base class with exception(msg).

3 Postcondition: strcmp(what(), msg.c_str()) == 0

const char* what() const;

4 Returns: The message msg with which the exception was created. 27.4.2.1.2 Type ios_base::fmtflags [lib.ios::fmtflags]

typedef   T1 fmtflags;

1 The type fmtflags is a bitmask type (17.3.2.1.2). Setting its elements has the effects indicated in Table 83:

Table 83---fmtflags effects
_ _________________________________________________________________________________
_   Element                                     Effect(s) if set
_ _________________________________________________________________________________
 _________________________________________________________________________________
 boolalpha        insert and extract bool type in alphabetic format
 dec              converts integer input or generates integer output in decimal base
 fixed            generate floating-point output in fixed-point notation;
 hex              converts integer input or generates integer output in hexadecimal base;
 internal         adds fill characters at a designated internal point in certain generated output, or
                  identical to right if no such point is designated;
 left             adds fill characters on the right (final positions) of certain generated output;
 oct              converts integer input or generates integer output in octal base;
 right            adds fill characters on the left (initial positions) of certain generated output;
 scientific       generates floating-point output in scientific notation;
 showbase         generates a prefix indicating the numeric base of generated integer output;
 showpoint        generates a decimal-point character unconditionally in generated floating-point
                  output;
 showpos          generates a + sign in non-negative generated numeric output;
 skipws           skips leading white space before certain input operations;
 unitbuf          flushes output after each output operation;
 uppercase        replaces certain lowercase letters with their uppercase equivalents in generated
_                 output.
 _________________________________________________________________________________ 

2 Type fmtflags also defines the constants indicated in Table 84:

Table 84---fmtflags constants
_ ___________________________________________
_   Constant             Allowable values
_ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
 adjustfield       left | right | internal
 basefield         dec | oct | hex
_ floatfield       scientific | fixed
___________________________________________ 

27.4.2.1.3 Type ios_base::iostate [lib.ios::iostate]
typedef   T2 iostate;

1 The type iostate is a bitmask type (17.3.2.1.2) that contains the elements indicated in Table 85:

Table 85---iostate effects
_ _______________________________________________________________________________
_  Element                                    Effect(s) if set
_ _______________________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 badbit         indicates a loss of integrity in an input or output sequence (such as an irrecover                able read error from a file);
 eofbit         indicates that an input operation reached the end of an input sequence;
 failbit        indicates that an input operation failed to read the expected characters, or that an
_               output operation failed to generate the desired characters.
 _______________________________________________________________________________ 

2 Type iostate also defines the constant:

1 The type openmode is a bitmask type (17.3.2.1.2). It contains the elements indicated in Table 86:

Table 86---openmode effects
_ _______________________________________________________________________
_ Element                              Effect(s) if set
_ _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
 app         seek to end before each write
 ate         open and seek to end immediately after opening
 binary      perform input and output in binary mode (as opposed to text mode)
 in          open for input
 out         open for output
_ trunc      truncate an existing stream when opening
_______________________________________________________________________ 

27.4.2.1.5 Type ios_base::seekdir [lib.ios::seekdir]
typedef  T4  seekdir;

1 The type seekdir is an enumerated type (17.3.2.1.1) that contains the elements indicated in Table 87:

Table 87---seekdir effects
_ ________________________________________________________________________________
_ Element                                     Meaning
_ ________________________________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________________________________
  beg        request a seek (for subsequent input or output) relative to the beginning of the stream
  cur        request a seek relative to the current position within the sequence
_ end        request a seek relative to the current end of the sequence
 ________________________________________________________________________________ 

27.4.2.1.6 Class ios_base::Init [lib.ios::Init]
namespace std {
  class ios_base::Init {
  public:
     Init();
    ~Init();
  private:
//   static int   init_cnt;    exposition only
  };
}

1 The class Init describes an object whose construction ensures the construction of the eight objects declared in <iostream> (27.3) that associate file stream buffers with the standard C streams provided for by the functions declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2).

2 For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

3 Effects: Constructs an object of class Init. If init_cnt is zero, the function stores the value one in

init_cnt, then constructs and initializes the objects cin, cout, cerr, clog (27.3.1), wcin,
wcout,  wcerr, and wclog  (27.3.2).  In any case, the function then adds one to the value stored in
init_cnt.

  ~Init();

4 Effects: Destroys an object of class Init. The function subtracts one from the value stored in

init_cnt   and,  if  the  resulting  stored  value  is  one,  calls cout.flush(), cerr.flush(),
clog.flush(),   wcout.flush(),    wcerr.flush(),    wclog.flush().

27.4.2.2 ios_base fmtflags state functions [lib.fmtflags.state]

fmtflags flags() const;

1 Returns: The format control information for both input and output.

fmtflags flags(fmtflags    fmtfl);

2 Postcondition: fmtfl == flags().

3 Returns: The previous value of flags().

fmtflags setf(fmtflags    fmtfl);

4 Effects: Sets fmtfl in flags().

5 Returns: The previous value of flags().

fmtflags setf(fmtflags    fmtfl, fmtflags   mask);

6 Effects: Clears mask in flags(), sets fmtfl & mask in flags().

7 Returns: The previous value of flags().

void unsetf(fmtflags    mask);

8 Effects: Clears mask in flags().

streamsize precision() const;

9 Returns: The precision (number of digits after the decimal point) to generate on certain output conversions.

streamsize precision(streamsize     prec);

10 Postcondition: prec == precision().

11 Returns: The previous value of precision().

streamsize width() const;

12 Returns: The minimum field width (number of characters) to generate on certain output conversions.

streamsize width(streamsize     wide);

13 Postcondition: wide == width().

14 Returns: The previous value of width().

27.4.2.3 ios_base locale functions [lib.ios.base.locales]

locale imbue(const locale        loc);

1 Effects: Calls each registered callback pair (fn,index) (27.4.2.6) as (*fn)(imbue_event,*this,index) at such a time that a call to ios_base::getloc() from within fn returns the new locale value loc.

2 Returns: If no locale has been imbued, a copy of the global C++ locale, locale(), in effect at the time of construction. Otherwise, returns the imbued locale, to be used to perform locale-dependent input and output operations

3 Postcondition: loc == getloc().

locale getloc() const;

4 Returns: The previous value of getloc().

27.4.2.4 ios_base static members [lib.ios.members.static]

bool sync_with_stdio(bool sync = true);

1 Returns: true if the standard iostream objects (27.3) are synchronized and otherwise returns false. The first time it is called, the function returns true.

2 Effects: If any input or output operation has occurred using the standard streams prior to the call, the effect is implementation-defined. Otherwise, called with a false argument, it allows the standard streams to operate independently of the standard C streams.

27.4.2.5 ios_base storage functions [lib.ios.base.storage]

static int xalloc();

1 Returns: index ++.

long& iword(int     idx);

2 Effects: If iarray is a null pointer, allocates an array of long of unspecified size and stores a pointer to its first element in iarray. The function then extends the array pointed at by iarray as necessary to include the element iarray[idx]. Each newly allocated element of the array is initialized to zero. The reference returned may become invalid after another call to the object's iword member with a different index, after a call to its copyfmt member, or when the object is destroyed.267) If the function fails268) it sets badbit, which may throw an exception.

3 Returns: On success iarray[idx]. On failure, a valid long& initialized to 0.

void* & pword(int      idx);

4 Effects: If parray is a null pointer, allocates an array of pointers to void of unspecified size and stores a pointer to its first element in parray. The function then extends the array pointed at by parray as necessary to include the element parray[idx]. Each newly allocated element of the array is initialized to a null pointer. The reference returned may become invalid after another call to the object's pword member with a different index, after call to its copyfmt member, or when the object is destroyed. If the function fails269) it sets badbit, which may throw an exception.

5 Returns: On success parray[idx]. On failure a valid void*& initialized to 0.

6 Notes: After a subsequent call to pword(int) for the same object, the earlier return value may no longer be valid.

267) An implementation is free to implement both the integer array pointed at by iarray and the pointer array pointed at by parray as sparse data structures, possibly with a one-element cache for each. [back to text]

268) for example, because it cannot allocate space. [back to text]

269) for example, because it cannot allocate space. [back to text]

27.4.2.6 ios_base callbacks [lib.ios.base.callback]

void register_callback(event_callback fn, int index);

1 Effects: Registers the pair (fn,index) such that during calls to imbue() (27.4.2.3), copyfmt(), or

~ios_base()    (27.4.2.7), the function fn is called with argument index.  Functions registered are
called when an event occurs, in opposite order of registration. Functions registered while a callback function is active are not called until the next event.

2 Requires: The function fn shall not throw exceptions.

3 Notes: Identical pairs are not merged. A function registered twice will be called twice.

27.4.2.7 ios_base constructors/destructors [lib.ios.base.cons]

ios_base();

1 Effects: Each ios_base member has an indeterminate value after construction.

~ios_base()

2 Effects: Destroys an object of class ios_base. Calls each registered callback pair (fn,index) (27.4.2.6) as (*fn)(erase_event,*this,index) at such time that any ios_base member function called from within fn has well defined results.

27.4.3 Template class fpos [lib.fpos]

namespace std {
   template <class stateT> class fpos {
   public:
     // 27.4.3.1 Members
     stateT state() const;
     void state(stateT);
   private;
     stateT st; // exposition only
   };
}


27.4.3.1 fpos Members [lib.fpos.members]

void state(stateT     s);

1 Effects: Assign s to st.

stateT state();

2 Returns: Current value of st.

27.4.3.2 fpos requirements [lib.fpos.operations]

1 Operations specified in Table 88 are permitted. In that table,

2 Stream operations that return a value of type traits::pos_type return P(O(-1)) as an invalid value to signal an error. If this value is used as an argument to any istream, ostream, or streambufmember that accepts a value of type traits::pos_type then the behavior of that function is undefined.

27.4.4 Template class basic_ios [lib.ios]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_ios : public ios_base {
  public:

     // Types:
     typedef charT                         char_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
     typedef traits                        traits_type;
    operator void*() const
    bool operator!() const
    iostate rdstate() const;
    void clear(iostate   state  = goodbit);
    void setstate(iostate   state);
    bool good() const;
    bool eof()   const;
    bool fail() const;
    bool bad()   const;

    iostate exceptions() const;
    void exceptions(iostate    except);

    // 27.4.4.1 Constructor/destructor:
    explicit basic_ios(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*      sb);
    virtual ~basic_ios();

    // 27.4.4.2 Members:
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie() const;
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie(basic_ostream<charT,traits>*       tiestr);

    basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
    basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*        sb);

    basic_ios& copyfmt(const basic_ios&     rhs);

    char_type fill() const;
    char_type fill(char_type    ch);

    // 27.4.2.3 locales:
    locale imbue(const locale&    loc);

    char      narrow(char_type   c, char dfault) const;
    char_type widen(char   c) const;

  protected:
    basic_ios();
    void init(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*     sb);

 private:
    basic_ios(const basic_ios& );           // not defined
    basic_ios& operator=(const basic_ios&);          // not defined
  };
}


27.4.4.1 basic_ios constructors [lib.basic.ios.cons]

explicit basic_ios(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*      sb);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ios, assigning initial values to its member objects by calling init(sb).

basic_ios();

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ios (27.4.2.7) leaving its member objects uninitialized. The object must be initialized by calling its init member function. If it is destroyed before it has been initialized the behavior is undefined.

void init(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*     sb);

3 Postconditions: The postconditions of this function are indicated in Table 89:

Table 89---ios_base() effects
_ __________________________________________________________________
_    Element                            Value
_ __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
 rdbuf()           sb
 tie()             0
 rdstate()         goodbit  if sb is not a null pointer, otherwise badbit.
 exceptions()      goodbit
 flags()           skipws | dec
 width()           0
 precision()       6
 fill()            widen(' ');
 getloc()          a copy of the value returned by locale()
 iarray            a null pointer
_ parray           a null pointer
__________________________________________________________________ 

27.4.4.2 Member functions [lib.basic.ios.members]

basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie() const;

1 Returns: An output sequence that is tied to (synchronized with) the sequence controlled by the stream buffer.

basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie(basic_ostream<charT,traits>*       tiestr);

2 Postcondition: tiestr == tie().

3 Returns: The previous value of tie().

basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

4 Returns: A pointer to the streambuf associated with the stream.

basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*       sb);

5 Postcondition: sb == rdbuf().

6 Effects: Calls clear().

7 Returns: The previous value of rdbuf().

// 27.4.2.3 locales:
locale imbue(const locale&    loc);

8 Effects: Calls ios_base::imbue(loc) (27.4.2.3) and if rdbuf()!=0 then rdbuf()- >pubimbue(loc) (27.5.2.2.1).

9 Returns: The prior value of ios_base::imbue().

char narrow(char_type c, char dfault) const;

10 Returns: use_facet< ctype<char_type> >(getloc()).narrow(c,dfault)

char_type widen(char c) const;

11 Returns: use_facet< ctype<char_type> >(getloc()).widen(c)

char_type fill() const

12 Returns: The character used to pad (fill) an output conversion to the specified field width.

char_type fill(char_type      fillch);

13 Postcondition: fillch == fill()

14 Returns: The previous value of fill().

basic_ios& copyfmt(const basic_ios&        rhs);

15 Effects: Assigns to the member objects of *this the corresponding member objects of rhs, except that:

16 If any newly stored pointer values in *this point at objects stored outside the object rhs, and those objects are destroyed when rhs is destroyed, the newly stored pointer values are altered to point at newly constructed copies of the objects.

17 Before copying any parts of rhs, calls each registered callback pair (fn,index) as (*fn)(erase_event,*this,index). After all parts but exceptions() have been replaced, calls each callback pair that was copied from rhs as (*fn)(copy_event,*this,index).

18 Notes: The second pass permits a copied pword value to be zeroed, or its referent deep copied or reference counted or have other special action taken.

19 Returns: *this.

270) This suggests an infinite amount of copying, but the implementation can keep track of the maximum element of the arrays that is non-zero. [back to text]

27.4.4.3 basic_ios iostate flags functions [lib.iostate.flags]

operator void*() const

1 Returns: If fail() then a null pointer; otherwise some non-null pointer to indicate success.

bool operator!() const

2 Returns: fail().

iostate rdstate() const;

3 Returns: The error state of the stream buffer.

void clear(iostate     state  = goodbit);

4 Postcondition: If rdbuf()!=0 then state == rdstate(); otherwise

rdstate()==state|ios_base::badbit.

5 Effects: If (rdstate() & exceptions()) == 0, returns. Otherwise, the function throws an object fail of class basic_ios::failure (27.4.2.1.1), constructed with implementation-defined argument values.

void setstate(iostate   state);

6 Effects: Calls clear(rdstate() | state) (which may throw basic_ios::failure (27.4.2.1.1)).

bool good() const;

7 Returns: rdstate() == 0

bool eof() const;

8 Returns: true if eofbit is set in rdstate().

bool fail() const;

9 Returns: true if failbit or badbit is set in rdstate().271)

bool bad() const;

10 Returns: true if badbit is set in rdstate().

iostate exceptions() const;

11 Returns: A mask that determines what elements set in rdstate() cause exceptions to be thrown.

void exceptions(iostate   except);

12 Postcondition: except == exceptions().

13 Effects: Calls clear(rdstate()).

271) Checking badbit also for fail() is historical practice. [back to text]

27.4.5 ios_base manipulators [lib.std.ios.manip]

27.4.5.1 fmtflags manipulators [lib.fmtflags.manip]

ios_base& boolalpha(ios_base&    str);

1 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::boolalpha).

2 Returns: str.

ios_base& noboolalpha(ios_base&    str);

3 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::boolalpha).

4 Returns: str.

ios_base& showbase(ios_base&    str);

5 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::showbase).

6 Returns: str.

ios_base& noshowbase(ios_base&    str);

7 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showbase).

8 Returns: str.

ios_base& showpoint(ios_base&  str);

9 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::showpoint).

10 Returns: str.

ios_base& noshowpoint(ios_base&  str);

11 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showpoint).

12 Returns: str.

ios_base& showpos(ios_base&  str);

13 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::showpos).

14 Returns: str.

ios_base& noshowpos(ios_base&  str);

15 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showpos).

16 Returns: str.

ios_base& skipws(ios_base&  str);

17 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::skipws).

18 Returns: str.

ios_base& noskipws(ios_base&  str);

19 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::skipws).

20 Returns: str.

ios_base& uppercase(ios_base&  str);

21 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::uppercase).

22 Returns: str.

ios_base& nouppercase(ios_base&  str);

23 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::uppercase).

24 Returns: str.

ios_base& unitbuf(ios_base&  str);

25 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::unitbuf).

26 Returns: str.

ios_base& nounitbuf(ios_base&  str);

27 Effects: Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::unitbuf).

28 Returns: str.

27.4.5.2 adjustfield manipulators [lib.adjustfield.manip]

ios_base& internal(ios_base&  str);

1 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::internal, ios_base::adjustfield).

2 Returns: str.

ios_base& left(ios_base&   str);

3 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::left, ios_base::adjustfield).

4 Returns: str.

ios_base& right(ios_base&   str);

5 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::right, ios_base::adjustfield).

6 Returns: str.

27.4.5.3 basefield manipulators [lib.basefield.manip]

ios_base& dec(ios_base&   str);

1 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::dec, ios_base::basefield).

2 Returns: str.

ios_base& hex(ios_base&   str);

3 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::hex, ios_base::basefield).

4 Returns: str.

ios_base& oct(ios_base&   str);

5 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::oct, ios_base::basefield).

6 Returns: str.

27.4.5.4 floatfield manipulators [lib.floatfield.manip]

ios_base& fixed(ios_base&   str);

1 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::fixed, ios_base::floatfield).

2 Returns: str.

ios_base& scientific(ios_base&    str);

3 Effects: Calls str.setf(ios_base::scientific, ios_base::floatfield).

4 Returns: str.

27.5 Stream buffers [lib.stream.buffers]

Header <streambuf> synopsis
namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_streambuf;
  typedef basic_streambuf<char>        streambuf;
  typedef basic_streambuf<wchar_t> wstreambuf;
}

1 The header <streambuf> defines types that control input from and output to character sequences.

27.5.1 Stream buffer requirements [lib.streambuf.reqts]

1 Stream buffers can impose various constraints on the sequences they control. Some constraints are:

2 Each sequence is characterized by three pointers which, if non-null, all point into the same charT array object. The array object represents, at any moment, a (sub)sequence of characters from the sequence. Operations performed on a sequence alter the values stored in these pointers, perform reads and writes directly to or from associated sequences, and alter ``the stream position'' and conversion state as needed to maintain this subsequence relationship. The three pointers are:

3 The following semantic constraints shall always apply for any set of three pointers for a sequence, using the pointer names given immediately above:

27.5.2 Template class basic_streambuf<charT,traits> [lib.streambuf]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_streambuf {
  public:

     // Types:
     typedef charT                              char_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
     typedef traits                             traits_type;

     virtual ~basic_streambuf();
// 27.5.2.2.1 locales: locale pubimbue(const locale &loc); locale getloc() const; // 27.5.2.2.2 buffer and positioning: basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*
pubsetbuf(char_type*   s, streamsize  n);
pos_type pubseekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
ios_base::openmode   which =
     ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
pos_type pubseekpos(pos_type sp,
ios_base::openmode   which =
     ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
int pubsync(); // Get and put areas: // 27.5.2.2.3 Get area: streamsize in_avail(); int_type snextc(); int_type sbumpc(); int_type sgetc(); streamsize sgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n); // 27.5.2.2.4 Putback: int_type sputbackc(char_type c); int_type sungetc(); // 27.5.2.2.5 Put area: int_type sputc(char_type c); streamsize sputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n); protected:
basic_streambuf();

// 27.5.2.3.1 Get area:
char_type* eback() const;
char_type* gptr()   const;
char_type* egptr() const;
void        gbump(int n);
void        setg(char_type*  gbeg, char_type*  gnext, char_type*  gend);

// 27.5.2.3.2 Put area:
char_type* pbase() const;
char_type* pptr() const;
char_type* epptr() const;
void        pbump(int n);
void        setp(char_type*  pbeg, char_type*  pend);

// 27.5.2.4 virtual functions:
// 27.5.2.4.1 Locales:
virtual void imbue(const locale &loc);
        // 27.5.2.4.2 Buffer management and positioning:
        virtual basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*
                            setbuf(char_type*    s, streamsize    n);
        virtual pos_type seekoff(off_type       off, ios_base::seekdir     way,
                    ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
        virtual pos_type seekpos(pos_type       sp,
                    ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
        virtual int         sync();

        // 27.5.2.4.3 Get area:
        virtual int            showmanyc();
        virtual streamsize xsgetn(char_type*        s, streamsize   n);
        virtual int_type       underflow();
        virtual int_type       uflow();

        // 27.5.2.4.4 Putback:
        virtual int_type       pbackfail(int_type    c = traits::eof());

        // 27.5.2.4.5 Put area:
        virtual streamsize xsputn(const char_type*         s, streamsize   n);
        virtual int_type       overflow (int_type    c = traits::eof());
      };
    }

1 The class template basic_streambuf<charT,traits> serves as an abstract base class for deriving various stream buffers whose objects each control two character sequences:

2 The class streambuf is a specialization of the template class basic_streambuf specialized for the type char.

3 The class wstreambuf is a specialization of the template class basic_streambuf specialized for the type wchar_t.

27.5.2.1 basic_streambuf constructors [lib.streambuf.cons]

basic_streambuf();

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_streambuf<charT,traits> and initializes:273)

2 Notes: Once the getloc() member is initialized, results of calling locale member functions, and of members of facets so obtained, can safely be cached until the next time the member imbue is called.

272) The function signature dec(ios_base&) can be called by the function signature basic_ostream& stream::operator<<(ios_base& (*)(ios_base&)) to permit expressions of the form cout << dec to change the format flags stored in cout. [back to text]

273) The default constructor is protected for class basic_streambuf to assure that only objects for classes derived from this class may be constructed. [back to text]

27.5.2.2 basic_streambuf public member functions [lib.streambuf.members]

27.5.2.2.1 Locales [lib.streambuf.locales]
locale pubimbue(const locale&      loc);

1 Postcondition: loc == getloc().

2 Effects: Calls imbue(loc).

3 Returns: Previous value of getloc().

locale getloc() const;

4 Returns: If pubimbue() has ever been called, then the last value of loc supplied, otherwise the current global locale, locale(), in effect at the time of construction. If called after pubimbue() has been called but before pubimbue has returned (i.e. from within the call of imbue()) then it returns the previous value.

27.5.2.2.2 Buffer management and positioning [lib.streambuf.buffer]
basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* pubsetbuf(char_type*         s, streamsize   n);

1 Returns: setbuf(s,n).

pos_type pubseekoff(off_type     off, ios_base::seekdir     way,
                 ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

2 Returns: seekoff(off,way,which).

pos_type pubseekpos(pos_type     sp,
                 ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

3 Returns: seekpos(sp,which).

int pubsync();

4 Returns: sync().

27.5.2.2.3 Get area [lib.streambuf.pub.get]
streamsize in_avail();

1 Returns: If a read position is available, returns egptr() - gptr(). Otherwise returns

showmanyc()   (27.5.2.4.3).

 int_type snextc();

2 Effects: Calls sbumpc().

3 Returns: if that function returns traits::eof(), returns traits::eof(). Otherwise, returns

sgetc().

 int_type sbumpc();

4 Returns: If the input sequence read position is not available, returns uflow(). Otherwise, returns

traits::to_int_type(*gptr())        and increments the next pointer for the input sequence.
  int_type sgetc();

5 Returns: If the input sequence read position is not available, returns underflow(). Otherwise, returns

traits::to_int_type(*gptr()).

  streamsize sgetn(char_type*     s, streamsize    n);

6 Returns: xsgetn(s,n).

27.5.2.2.4 Putback [lib.streambuf.pub.pback]
int_type sputbackc(char_type      c);

1 Returns: If the input sequence putback position is not available, or if traits::eq(c,gptr()[-1]) is false, returns pbackfail(traits::to_int_type(c)). Otherwise, decrements the next pointer for the input sequence and returns traits::to_int_type(*gptr()).

int_type sungetc();

2 Returns: If the input sequence putback position is not available, returns pbackfail(). Otherwise, decrements the next pointer for the input sequence and returns traits::to_int_type(*gptr()).

27.5.2.2.5 Put area [lib.streambuf.pub.put]
int_type sputc(char_type     c);

1 Returns: If the output sequence write position is not available, returns overflow(traits::to_int_type(c)). Otherwise, stores c at the next pointer for the output sequence, increments the pointer, and returns traits::to_int_type(c).

streamsize sputn(const char_type*      s, streamsize    n);

2 Returns: xsputn(s,n).

27.5.2.3 basic_streambuf protected member functions [lib.streambuf.protected]

27.5.2.3.1 Get area access [lib.streambuf.get.area]
char_type* eback() const;

1 Returns: The beginning pointer for the input sequence.

char_type* gptr() const;

2 Returns: The next pointer for the input sequence.

char_type* egptr() const;

3 Returns: The end pointer for the input sequence.

void gbump(int   n);

4 Effects: Advances the next pointer for the input sequence by n.

void setg(char_type*     gbeg, char_type*     gnext, char_type*    gend);

5 Postconditions: gbeg == eback(), gnext == gptr(), and gend == egptr().

27.5.2.3.2 Put area access [lib.streambuf.put.area]
char_type* pbase() const;

1 Returns: The beginning pointer for the output sequence.

char_type* pptr() const;

2 Returns: The next pointer for the output sequence.

char_type* epptr() const;

3 Returns: The end pointer for the output sequence.

void pbump(int    n);

4 Effects: Advances the next pointer for the output sequence by n.

void setp(char_type*     pbeg, char_type*     pend);

5 Postconditions: pbeg == pbase(), pbeg == pptr(), and pend == epptr().

27.5.2.4 basic_streambuf virtual functions [lib.streambuf.virtuals]

27.5.2.4.1 Locales [lib.streambuf.virt.locales]
void imbue(const locale&)

1 Effects: Change any translations based on locale.

2 Notes: Allows the derived class to be informed of changes in locale at the time they occur. Between invocations of this function a class derived from streambuf can safely cache results of calls to locale functions and to members of facets so obtained.

3 Default behavior: Does nothing.

27.5.2.4.2 Buffer management and positioning [lib.streambuf.virt.buffer]
basic_streambuf* setbuf(char_type*        s, streamsize    n);

1 Effects: Performs an operation that is defined separately for each class derived from basic_streambuf in this clause (27.7.1.3, 27.8.1.4).

2 Default behavior: If gptr() is non-null and gptr()!=egptr() then do nothing. Returns this.

pos_type seekoff(off_type      off, ios_base::seekdir      way,
                    ios_base::openmode     which
                      = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

3 Effects: Alters the stream positions within one or more of the controlled sequences in a way that is defined separately for each class derived from basic_streambuf in this clause (27.7.1.3, 27.8.1.4).

4 Default behavior: Returns an object of class pos_type that stores an invalid stream position (_lib.iostreams.definitions_).

pos_type seekpos(pos_type        sp,
                                ios_base::openmode      which   = in | out);

5 Effects: Alters the stream positions within one or more of the controlled sequences in a way that is defined separately for each class derived from basic_streambuf in this clause (27.7.1, 27.8.1.1).

6 Default behavior: Returns an object of class pos_type that stores an invalid stream position.

int sync();

7 Effects: Synchronizes the controlled sequences with the arrays. That is, if pbase() is non-null the characters between pbase() and pptr() are written to the controlled sequence. The pointers may then be reset as appropriate.

8 Returns: -1 on failure. What constitutes failure is determined by each derived class (27.8.1.4).

9 Default behavior: Returns zero.

27.5.2.4.3 Get area [lib.streambuf.virt.get]
streamsize showmanyc();274)

1 Returns: an estimate of the number of characters available in the sequence, or -1. If it returns a positive value, then successive calls to underflow() will not return traits::eof() until at least that number of characters have been supplied. If showmanyc() returns -1, then calls to underflow() or uflow() will fail.275)

2 Default behavior: Returns zero.

3 Notes: Uses traits::eof().

streamsize xsgetn(char_type*         s, streamsize     n);

4 Effects: Assigns up to n characters to successive elements of the array whose first element is designated by s. The characters assigned are read from the input sequence as if by repeated calls to sbumpc(). Assigning stops when either n characters have been assigned or a call to sbumpc() would return traits::eof().

5 Returns: The number of characters assigned.276)

6 Notes: Uses traits::eof().

int_type underflow();

7 Notes: The public members of basic_streambuf call this virtual function only if gptr() is null or gptr() >= egptr()

8 Returns: traits::to_int_type(c), where c is the first character of the pending sequence, without moving the input sequence position past it. If the pending sequence is null then the function returns traits::eof() to indicate failure.

9 The pending sequence of characters is defined as the concatenation of: a) If gptr() is non- NULL, then the egptr() - gptr() characters starting at gptr(), otherwise the empty sequence. b) Some sequence (possibly empty) of characters read from the input sequence.

10 The result character is a) If the pending sequence is non-empty, the first character of the sequence. b) If the pending sequence empty then the next character that would be read from the input sequence.

11 The backup sequence is defined as the concatenation of: a) If eback() is null then empty, b) Otherwise the gptr() - eback() characters beginning at eback().

12 Effects: The function sets up the gptr() and egptr() satisfying one of: a) If the pending sequence is non-empty, egptr() is non-null and egptr() - gptr() characters starting at gptr() are the characters in the pending sequence b) If the pending sequence is empty, either gptr() is null or gptr() and egptr() are set to the same non-NULL pointer.

13 If eback() and gptr() are non-null then the function is not constrained as to their contents, but the ``usual backup condition'' is that either: a) If the backup sequence contains at least gptr() - eback() characters, then the gptr() -

eback()   characters starting at eback() agree with the last gptr() - eback() characters of the
backup sequence. b) Or the n characters starting at gptr() - n agree with the backup sequence (where n is the length of the backup sequence)

14 Default behavior: Returns traits::eof().

int_type uflow();

15 Requires: The constraints are the same as for underflow(), except that the result character is transferred from the pending sequence to the backup sequence, and the pending sequence may not be empty before the transfer.

16 Default behavior: Calls underflow(). If underflow() returns traits::eof(), returns

traits::eof().     Otherwise,  returns  the  value  of traits::to_int_type(*gptr())       and
increment the value of the next pointer for the input sequence.

17 Returns: traits::eof() to indicate failure.

274) The morphemes of showmanyc are "es-how-many-see", not "show-manic". [back to text]

275) underflow or uflow might fail by throwing an exception prematurely. The intention is not only that the calls will not return eof() but that they will return ``immediately.'' [back to text]

276) Classes derived from basic_streambuf can provide more efficient ways to implement xsgetn() and xsputn() by overriding these definitions from the base class. [back to text]

27.5.2.4.4 Putback [lib.streambuf.virt.pback]
int_type pbackfail(int_type       c = traits::eof());

1 Notes: The public functions of basic_streambuf call this virtual function only when gptr() is null,

gptr() ==     eback(), or   traits::eq(*gptr(),traits::to_char_type(c))                returns
false. Other calls shall also satisfy that constraint. The pending sequence is defined as for underflow(), with the modifications that

2 Postcondition: On return, the constraints of gptr(), eback(), and pptr() are the same as for

underflow().

3 Returns: traits::eof() to indicate failure. Failure may occur because the input sequence could not be backed up, or if for some other reason the pointers could not be set consistent with the constraints.

pbackfail()    is called only when put back has really failed.
Returns some value other than traits::eof() to indicate success.

4 Default behavior: Returns traits::eof().

27.5.2.4.5 Put area [lib.streambuf.virt.put]
streamsize xsputn(const char_type*          s, streamsize     n);

1 Effects: Writes up to n characters to the output sequence as if by repeated calls to sputc(c). The characters written are obtained from successive elements of the array whose first element is designated by s. Writing stops when either n characters have been written or a call to sputc(c) would return traits::eof().

2 Returns: The number of characters written.

int_type overflow(int_type        c  = traits::eof());

3 Effects: Consumes some initial subsequence of the characters of the pending sequence. The pending sequence is defined as the concatenation of a) if pbase() is NULL then the empty sequence otherwise, pptr() - pbase() characters beginning at pbase(). b) if traits::eq_int_type(c,traits::eof()) returns true, then the empty sequence otherwise, the sequence consisting of c.

4 Notes: The member functions sputc() and sputn() call this function in case that no room can be found in the put buffer enough to accomodate the argument character sequence.

5 Requires: Every overriding definition of this virtual function shall obey the following constraints: 1) The effect of consuming a character on the associated output sequence is specified277) 2) Let r be the number of characters in the pending sequence not consumed. If r is non-zero then

pbase()    and pptr()   must be set so that: pptr() - pbase() ==        r and the r characters start
ing at pbase() are the associated output stream. In case r is zero (all characters of the pending sequence have been consumed) then either pbase() is set to NULL, or pbase() and pptr() are both set to the same non-NULL value. 3) The function may fail if either appending some character to the associated output stream fails or if it is unable to establish pbase() and pptr() according to the above rules.

6 Returns: traits::eof() or throws an exception if the function fails. Otherwise, returns some value other than traits::eof() to indicate success.278)

7 Default behavior: Returns traits::eof().

277) That is, for each class derived from an instance of basic_streambuf in this clause (27.7.1, 27.8.1.1), a specification of how consuming a character effects the associated output sequence is given. There is no requirement on a program-defined class. [back to text]

278) Typically, overflow returns c to indicate success, except when traits::eq_int_type(c,traits::eof()) returns true, in which case it returns traits::not_eof(c). [back to text]

27.6 Formatting and manipulators [lib.iostream.format]

Header <istream> synopsis
namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
     class basic_istream;
  typedef basic_istream<char>      istream;
  typedef basic_istream<wchar_t> wistream;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
     class basic_iostream;
  typedef basic_iostream<char>     iostream;
  typedef basic_iostream<wchar_t> wiostream;

  template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& ws(basic_istream<charT,traits>&   is);
}

Header <ostream> synopsis
namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
     class basic_ostream;
  typedef basic_ostream<char>      ostream;
  typedef basic_ostream<wchar_t> wostream;

  template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& endl(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&   os);
  template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& ends(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&   os);
  template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&   os);
}

Header <iomanip> synopsis
namespace std {
     // Types T1, T2, ... are unspecified implementation types
     T1 resetiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags  mask);
     T2 setiosflags  (ios_base::fmtflags  mask);
     T3 setbase(int base);
     template<charT> T4 setfill(charT  c);
     T5 setprecision(int n);
     T6 setw(int n);
}

27.6.1 Input streams [lib.input.streams]

1 The header <istream> defines two types and a function signature that control input from a stream buffer.

27.6.1.1 Template class basic_istream [lib.istream]

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
   class basic_istream : virtual public basic_ios<charT,traits> {
   public:
   // Types (inherited from basic_ios (27.4.4)):
     typedef charT                      char_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
     typedef traits                     traits_type;

     // 27.6.1.1.1 Constructor/destructor:
     explicit basic_istream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*   sb);
     virtual ~basic_istream();

     // 27.6.1.1.2 Prefix/suffix:
     class sentry;

     // 27.6.1.2 Formatted input:
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
         (basic_istream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_istream<charT,traits>&))
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
         (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&))
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
         (ios_base& (*pf)(ios_base&))

     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(bool&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(short&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned short&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(int&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned int&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned long&   n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(float&   f);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(double&   f);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long double&   f);

     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(void*&   p);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
         (basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*  sb);

     // 27.6.1.3 Unformatted input:
     streamsize gcount() const;
     int_type get();
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type&   c);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type*   s, streamsize n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type*   s, streamsize n,
                       char_type  delim);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>&    sb);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>&    sb,
                       char_type  delim);

     basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type*   s, streamsize n);
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type*   s, streamsize n,
                       char_type  delim);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& ignore
          (streamsize  n  = 1, int_type  delim  = traits::eof());
      int_type                        peek();
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& read        (char_type*  s, streamsize   n);
      streamsize                      readsome(char_type*   s, streamsize   n);

      basic_istream<charT,traits>& putback(char_type      c);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& unget();
      int sync();

      pos_type tellg();
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(pos_type);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(off_type, ios_base::seekdir);
   };

   // 27.6.1.2.3 character extraction templates:
   template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT,traits>&,
                                                  charT&);
   template<class traits>
      basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&,
                                                 unsigned char&);
   template<class traits>
      basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&,
                                                 signed char&);

   template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT,traits>&,
                                                  charT*);
   template<class traits>
      basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&,
                                                 unsigned char*);
   template<class traits>
      basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&,
                                                 signed char*);
 }

1 The class basic_istream defines a number of member function signatures that assist in reading and interpreting input from sequences controlled by a stream buffer.

2 Two groups of member function signatures share common properties: the formatted input functions (or extractors) and the unformatted input functions. Both groups of input functions are described as if they obtain (or extract) input characters by calling rdbuf()->sbumpc() or rdbuf()->sgetc(). They may use other public members of istream.

3 If rdbuf()->sbumpc() or rdbuf()->sgetc() returns traits::eof(), then the input function, except as explicitly noted otherwise, completes its actions and does setstate(eofbit), which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3), before returning.

4 If one of these called functions throws an exception, then unless explicitly noted otherwise, the input function sets badbit in error state. If badbit is on in exception(), the input function rethrows the exception without completing its actions, otherwise it does not throw anything and proceeds as if the called function had returned a failure indication.

27.6.1.1.1 basic_istream constructors [lib.istream.cons]
explicit basic_istream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*            sb);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_istream, assigning initial values to the base class by calling basic_ios::init(sb) (27.4.4.1).

2 Postcondition: gcount() == 0

virtual ~basic_istream();

3 Effects: Destroys an object of class basic_istream.

4 Notes: Does not perform any operations of rdbuf(). 27.6.1.1.2 Class basic_istream::sentry [lib.istream::sentry]

namespace std {
  template <class charT,class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_istream<charT,traits>::sentry {
     typedef traits traits_type;
     bool ok_; // exposition only
    public:
     explicit sentry(basic_istream<charT,traits>& is, bool noskipws = false);
     ~sentry();
     operator bool() const { return ok_; }
    private:
     sentry(const sentry&); //        not defined
     sentry& operator=(const sentry&); //          not defined
  };
}

1 The class sentry defines a class that is responsible for doing exception safe prefix and suffix operations.

explicit sentry(basic_istream<charT,traits>& is, bool noskipws = false);

2 Effects: If is.good() is true, prepares for formatted or unformatted input. First, if is.tie() is not a null pointer, the function calls is.tie()->flush() to synchronize the output sequence with any associated external C stream. Except that this call can be suppressed if the put area of is.tie() is empty. Further an implementation is allowed to defer the call to flush until a call of is->rdbuf()-

>underflow    occurs.  If no such call occurs before the sentry object is destroyed, the call to flush
may be eliminated entirely279) If noskipws is zero and is.flags() & ios_base::skipws is nonzero, the function extracts and discards each character as long as the next available input character c is a whitespace character.

3 Notes: The constructor explicit sentry(basic_istream<charT,traits>& is, bool

noskipws = false)       uses the currently imbued locale in is , to determine whether the next input
character is whitespace or not.

4 To decide if the character c is a whitespace character, the constructor performs ``as if'' it executes the following code fragment:

const ctype<charT>& ctype = use_facet<ctype<charT> >(is.getloc());
if (ctype.is(ctype.space,c)!=0)
  // c is a whitespace character.

5 If, after any preparation is completed, is.good() is true, ok_ != false otherwise, ok_ ==

false.   During preparation, the constructor may  call setstate(failbit)    (which may throw
ios_base::failure       (27.4.4.3))280)

6 [Example: A typical implementation of the sentry constructor might include code such as:

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
basic_istream<charT,traits>::sentry(
          basic_istream<charT,traits>& is, bool noskipws = false) {
    ...
    int_type c;
    typedef ctype<charT> ctype_type;
    const ctype_type& ctype = use_facet<ctype_type>(is.getloc());
    while ((c = is.rdbuf()->snextc()) != traits::eof()) {
      if (ctype.is(ctype.space,c)==0) {
         is.rdbuf()->sputbackc (c);
         break;
      }
    }
    ...
 }

---end example]
~sentry();

7 Effects: None.

operator bool() const;

8 Effects: Returns ok_.

279) This will be possible only in functions that are part of the library. The semantics of the constructor used in user code is as specified. [back to text]

27.6.1.2 Formatted input functions [lib.istream.formatted]

27.6.1.2.1 Common requirements [lib.istream.formatted.reqmts]

1 Each formatted input function begins execution by constructing an object of class sentry with the noskipws (second) argument false. If the sentry object returns true, when converted to a value of type bool, the function endeavors to obtain the requested input. If an exception is thrown during input then ios::badbit is turned on281) in *this's error state. If (exception()&badbit)!= 0 then the exception is rethrown. In any case, the formatted input function destroys the sentry object. If no exception has been thrown, it returns *this.

280) The sentry constructor and destructor can also perform additional implementation-dependent operations. [back to text]

281) This is done without causing an ios::failure to be thrown. [back to text]

27.6.1.2.2 Arithmetic Extractors [lib.istream.formatted.arithmetic]
operator>>(short&   val);
operator>>(unsigned short&     val);
operator>>(int&   val);
operator>>(unsigned int&    val);
operator>>(long&   val);
operator>>(unsigned long&     val);
operator>>(float&   val);
operator>>(double&   val);
operator>>(long double&    val);
operator>>(bool&   val);
operator>>(void*&   val);

As in the case of the inserters, these extractors depend on the locale's num_get<> (22.2.2.1) object to perform parsing the input stream data. The conversion occurs as if performed by the following code fragment:
typedef num_get< charT,istreambuf_iterator<charT,traits> > numget;
iostate err = 0;
use_facet< numget >(loc).get(*this, 0, *this, err,          val);
setstate(err);

In the above fragment, loc stands for the private member of the basic_ios class. [Note: The first argument provides an object of the istream_iterator class which is an iterator pointed to an input stream. It bypasses istreams and uses streambufs directly. ---end note] Class locale relies on this type as its interface to istream, so that it does not need to depend directly on istream. 27.6.1.2.3 basic_istream::operator>> [lib.istream::extractors]
basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
    (basic_istream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_istream<charT,traits>&))

1 Returns: pf(*this).282)

basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
    (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&));

2 Effects: Calls pf(*this).

3 Returns: *this.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
    (ios_base& (*pf)(ios_base&));

4 Effects: Calls pf(*this).283)

5 Returns: *this.

template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT,traits>&             in,
                                                 charT*  s);
template<class traits>
  basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&            in,
                                                unsigned char*   s);
template<class traits>
  basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&            in,
                                                signed char*   s);

6 Effects: Behaves like a formatted input member (as described in 27.6.1.2.1) of in. After a sentry object is constructed, operator>> extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s. If width() is greater than zero, n is width(). Otherwise n is the the number of elements of the largest array of char_type that can store a terminating

eos.  n is the maximum number of characters stored.

7 Characters are extracted and stored until any of the following occurs:

8 If the function extracted no characters, it calls setstate(failbit), which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3).

9 Returns: in.

template<class charT, class traits>
   basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT,traits>&               in,
                                                   charT&  c);
template<class traits>
   basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&              in,
                                                 unsigned char&     c);
template<class traits>
   basic_istream<char,traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char,traits>&              in,
                                                 signed char&    c);

10 Effects: Behaves like a formatted input member (as described in 27.6.1.2.1) of in. After a sentry object is constructed a character is extracted from in, if one is available, and stored in c. Otherwise, the function calls in.setstate(failbit).

11 Returns: in.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
     (basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*       sb);

12 Effects: If sb is null, calls setstate(failbit), which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3). Extracts characters from *this and inserts them in the output sequence controlled by sb. Characters are extracted and inserted until any of the following occurs:

13 If the function inserts no characters, it calls setstate(failbit), which may throw

ios_base::failure       (27.4.4.3).  If failure was due to catching an exception thrown while extract
ing characters from sb and failbit is on in exceptions() (27.4.4.3), then the caught exception is rethrown.

14 Returns: *this.

282) See, for example, the function signature ws(basic_istream&) (27.6.1.4). [back to text]

283) See, for example, the function signature dec(ios_base&) (27.4.5.3). [back to text]

27.6.1.3 Unformatted input functions [lib.istream.unformatted]

1 Each unformatted input function begins execution by constructing an object of class sentry with the default argument noskipws (second) argument true. If the sentry object returns true, when converted to a value of type bool, the function endeavors to obtain the requested input. If an exception is thrown during input then ios::badbit is turned on284) in *this's error state. If (exception()&badbit)!= 0 then the exception is rethrown. It also counts the number of characters extracted. If no exception has been thrown it ends by storing the count in a member object and returning the value specified. In any event the sentry object is destroyed before leaving the unformatted input function.

streamsize gcount() const;

2 Returns: The number of characters extracted by the last unformatted input member function called for the object. int_type get();

3 Effects: Extracts a character c, if one is available. Otherwise, the function calls setstate(failbit), which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3),

4 Returns: c if available, otherwise traits::eof(). basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type& c);

5 Effects: Extracts a character, if one is available, and assigns it to c.285) Otherwise, the function calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).

6 Returns: *this. basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type* s, streamsize n,

char_type   delim   );

7 Effects: Extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s.286) Characters are extracted and stored until any of the following occurs:

8 If the function stores no characters, it calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)). In any case, it then stores a null character into the next successive location of the array.

9 Returns: *this.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type*             s, streamsize     n)

10 Effects: Calls get(s,n,widen('\n'))

11 Returns: Value returned by the call.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>&                  sb,
                       char_type   delim   );

12 Effects: Extracts characters and inserts them in the output sequence controlled by sb. Characters are extracted and inserted until any of the following occurs:

13 If the function inserts no characters, it calls setstate(failbit), which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3).

14 Returns: *this.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>&                 sb);

15 Effects: Calls get(s,n,widen('\n'))

16 Returns: Value returned by the call.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type*            s, streamsize    n,
                           char_type    delim);

17 Effects: Extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s.287) Characters are extracted and stored until one of the following occurs: 1) end-of-file occurs on the input sequence (in which case the function calls setstate(eofbit)); 2) c == delim for the next available input character c (in which case the input character is extracted but not stored);288) 3) n - 1 characters are stored (in which case the function calls setstate(failbit)).

18 These conditions are tested in the order shown.289)

19 If the function extracts no characters, it calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).290)

20 In any case, it then stores a null character (using charT()) into the next successive location of the array.

21 Returns: *this.

22 [Example:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  using namespace std;
  const int line_buffer_size = 100;

  char buffer[line_buffer_size];
  int line_number = 0;
  while (cin.getline(buffer, line_buffer_size, '\n') || cin.gcount()) {
     int count = cin.gcount();
     if (cin.eof())
       cout << "Partial final line";          // cin.fail()   is false
     else if (cin.fail()) {
       cout << "Partial long line";
       cin.clear(cin.rdstate() & ~ios::failbit);
     } else {
       count--;                      // Don't include newline in count
       cout << "Line " << ++line_number;
     }
     cout << " (" << count << " chars): " << buffer << endl;
  }
}

---end example]
basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type*         s, streamsize   n);

23 Returns: getline(s,n,widen('\n'))

basic_istream<charT,traits>&
    ignore(int   n  = 1, int_type   delim  = traits::eof());

24 Effects: Extracts characters and discards them. Characters are extracted until any of the following occurs:

25 Notes: The last condition will never occur if delim == traits::eof().

26 Returns: *this.

int_type peek();

27 Returns: traits::eof() if good() is false. Otherwise, returns rdbuf()->sgetc().

basic_istream<charT,traits>& read(char_type*        s, streamsize    n);

28 Effects: If !good() calls setstate(failbit) which may throw an exception, and return. Otherwise extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s.291) Characters are extracted and stored until either of the following occurs:

29 Returns: *this.

streamsize readsome(char_type*      s, streamsize   n);

30 Effects: If !good() calls setstate(failbit) which may throw an exception, and return. Otherwise extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s. If rdbuf()->in_avail() == -1, calls setstate(eofbit) (which may throw

ios_base::failure      (27.4.4.3)), and extracts no characters;

31 Returns: The number of characters extracted.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& putback(char_type         c);

32 Effects: If !good() calls setstate(failbit) which may throw an exception, and return. If

rdbuf()   is not null, calls rdbuf->sputbackc().    If rdbuf()   is null, or if sputback()
returns traits::eof(), calls setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).

33 Returns: *this.

basic_istream<charT,traits>& unget();

34 Effects: If !good() calls setstate(failbit) which may throw an exception, and return. If

rdbuf()  is not null, calls rdbuf()->sungetc().  If rdbuf() is null, or if sungetc() returns
traits::eof(),    calls setstate(badbit)      (which  may  throw  ios_base::failure
(27.4.4.3)).

35 Returns: *this. int sync();

36 Effects: If rdbuf() is a null pointer, returns -1 . Otherwise, calls rdbuf()->pubsync() and, if that function returns -1 calls setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3), and returns traits::eof(). Otherwise, returns zero. pos_type tellg();

37 Returns: if fail() != false, returns pos_type(-1) to indicate failure. Otherwise, returns rdbuf()->pubseekoff(0, cur, in). basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(pos_type pos);

38 Effects: If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos).

39 Returns: *this. basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(off_type& off, ios_base::seekdir dir);

40 Effects: If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekoff(off, dir).

41 Returns: *this.

284) This is done without causing an ios::failure to be thrown. [back to text]

285) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed charand unsigned char. [back to text]

286) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and unsigned char. [back to text]

287) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and unsigned char. [back to text]

288) Since the final input character is ``extracted,'' it is counted in the gcount(), even though it is not stored. [back to text]

289) This allows an input line which exactly fills the buffer, without setting failbit. This is different behavior than the historical AT&T implementation. [back to text]

290) This implies an empty input line will not cause failbit to be set. [back to text]

291) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and unsigned char. [back to text]

27.6.1.4 Standard basic_istream manipulators [lib.istream.manip]

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_istream<charT,traits>& ws(basic_istream<charT,traits>&        is);
}

1 Effects: Extracts characters as long as the next available character c is whitespace or until there are no more characters in the sequence. Whitespace characters are distinguished with the same criterion as used by sentry::sentry (27.6.1.1.2). If ws stops extracting characters because there are no more available it sets eofbit, but not failbit.

2 Returns: is.

27.6.1.5 Template class basic_iostream [lib.iostreamclass]

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
   class basic_iostream :
     public basic_istream<charT,traits>,
     public basic_ostream<charT,traits> {
   public:
     // constructor/destructor
     explicit basic_iostream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
     virtual ~basic_iostream();
   };
}

1 The class basic_iostream inherits a number of functions that allow reading input and writing output to sequences controlled by a stream buffer.

27.6.1.5.1 basic_iostream constructors [lib.iostream.cons]
explicit basic_iostream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

1 Effects Constructs an object of class basic_iostream, assigning initial values to the base classes by calling basic_istream<charT,traits>(sb) (27.6.1.1) and basic_ostream<charT,traits>(sb) (27.6.2.1)

2 Postcondition: rdbuf()==sb and gcount()==0.

27.6.1.5.2 basic_iostream destructor [lib.iostream.dest]
virtual ~basic_iostream();

1 Effects: Destroys an object of class basic_iostream.

2 Notes: Does not perform any operations on rdbuf().

27.6.2 Output streams [lib.output.streams]

1 The header <ostream> defines a type and several function signatures that control output to a stream buffer.

27.6.2.1 Template class basic_ostream [lib.ostream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_ostream : virtual public basic_ios<charT,traits> {
  public:
  // Types (inherited from basic_ios (27.4.4)):
    typedef charT                       char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    typedef traits                      traits_type;

    // 27.6.2.2 Constructor/destructor:
    explicit basic_ostream(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*     sb);
    virtual ~basic_ostream();

    // 27.6.2.3 Prefix/suffix:
    class sentry;

    // 27.6.2.5 Formatted output:
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
        (basic_ostream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&));
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
        (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&));
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
        (ios_base& (*pf)(ios_base&));

    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(bool    n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(short    n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned short     n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(int    n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned int     n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long    n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned long     n);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(float    f);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(double    f);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long double     f);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(const void*     p);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
        (basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*    sb);

    // 27.6.2.6 Unformatted output:
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& put(char_type    c);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& write(const char_type*     s, streamsize  n);

    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush();

    // 27.6.2.4 seeks:
    pos_type tellp();
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(pos_type);
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(off_type, ios_base::seekdir);
  };

  // 27.6.2.5.4 character inserters
  template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&,
                                             charT);
  template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&,
                                             char);
  // specialization
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              char);
  // signed and unsigned
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              signed char);
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              unsigned char)

  template<class charT, class traits>
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&,
                                               const charT*);
  template<class charT, class traits>
    basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&,
                                               const char*);
  // partial specializationss
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              const char*);
  // signed and unsigned
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              const signed char*);
  template<class traits>
    basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&,
                                              const unsigned char*);

}

1 The class basic_ostream defines a number of member function signatures that assist in formatting and writing output to output sequences controlled by a stream buffer.

2 Two groups of member function signatures share common properties: the formatted output functions (or inserters) and the unformatted output functions. Both groups of output functions generate (or insert) output characters by actions equivalent to calling rdbuf().sputc(int_type). They may use other public members of basic_ostream except that they do not invoke any virtual members of rdbuf() except overflow().

3 If one of these called functions throws an exception, then unless explicitly noted otherwise the output function set badbit in error state. If badbit is on in exception(), the output function rethrows the exception without completing its actions, otherwise it does not throw anything and treat as an error.

27.6.2.2 basic_ostream constructors [lib.ostream.cons]

explicit basic_ostream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*          sb);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ostream, assigning initial values to the base class by calling basic_ios<charT,traits>::init(sb) (27.4.4.1).

2 Postcondition: rdbuf() == sb.

virtual ~basic_ostream();

3 Effects: Destroys an object of class basic_ostream.

4 Notes: Does not perform any operations on rdbuf(). 27.6.2.3 Class basic_ostream::sentry [lib.ostream::sentry]

namespace std {
  template <class charT,class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_ostream<charT,traits>::sentry {
     bool ok_; // exposition only
   public:
     explicit sentry(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
     ~sentry();
     operator bool() const { return ok_; }
   private
     sentry(const sentry&); //       not defined
     sentry& operator=(const sentry&); //         not defined
  };
}

1 The class sentry defines a class that is responsible for doing exception safe prefix and suffix operations.

explicit sentry(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);

2 If os.good() is nonzero, prepares for formatted or unformatted output. If os.tie() is not a null pointer, calls os.tie()->flush().292)

3 If, after any preparation is completed, os.good() is true, ok_ == true otherwise, ok_ == false. During preparation, the constructor may call setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3))293)

~sentry();

4 If ((os.flags() & ios_base::unitbuf) && !uncaught_exception()) is true, calls os.flush().

operator bool();

5 Effects: Returns ok_.

292) The call os.tie()->flush() does not necessarily occur if the function can determine that no synchronization is necessary. [back to text]

293) The sentry constructor and destructor can also perform additional implementation-dependent operations. [back to text]

27.6.2.4 basic_ostream seek members [lib.ostream.seeks]

pos_type tellp();

1 Returns: if fail() != false, returns pos_type(-1) to indicate failure. Otherwise, returns

rdbuf()->pubseekoff(0, cur, out).

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(pos_type&        pos);

2 Effects: If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos).

3 Returns: *this.

basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(off_type&        off, ios_base::seekdir    dir);

4 Effects: If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekoff(off, dir).

5 Returns: *this.

27.6.2.5 Formatted output functions [lib.ostream.formatted]

27.6.2.5.1 Common requirements [lib.ostream.formatted.reqmts]

1 Each formatted output function begins execution by constructing an object of class sentry. If this object returns true when converted to a value of type bool, the function endeavors to generate the requested output. If the generation fails, then the formatted output function does setstate(ios::failbit), which might throw an exception. If an exception is thrown during output, then ios::badbit is turned on294) in *this's error state. If (exception()&badbit) != 0 then the exception is rethrown. Whether or not an exception is thrown, the sentry object is destroyed before leaving the formatted output function. If no exception is thrown, the result of the formattted output function is *this.

2 The descriptions of the individual formatted output operations describe how they perform output and do not mention the sentry object.

294) without causing an ios::failure to be thrown. [back to text]
27.6.2.5.2 Arithmetic Inserters [lib.ostream.inserters.arithmetic]
operator<<(bool   val);
operator<<(short   val);
operator<<(unsigned short     val);
operator<<(int   val);
operator<<(unsigned int    val);
operator<<(long   val);
operator<<(unsigned long     val);
operator<<(float   val);
operator<<(double   val);
operator<<(long double    val);
operator<<(const void*    val);

1 Effects: The classes num_get<> and num_put<> handle locale-dependent numeric formatting and parsing. These inserter functions use the imbued locale value to perform numeric formatting. The formatting conversion occurs as if it performed the following code fragment:

bool failed =
  use_facet< num_put<charT,ostreambuf_iterator<charT,traits> > >(getloc()).
     put(*this, *this, fill(), val). failed();
The first argument provides an object of the ostreambuf_iterator<> class which is an iterator for class basic_ostream<>. It bypasses ostreams and uses streambufs directly. Class locale relies on these types as its interface to iostreams, since for flexibility it has been abstracted away from direct dependence on ostream. The second parameter is a reference to the base subobject of type ios_base. It provides formatting specifications such as field width, and a locale from which to obtain other facets. If failed is true then does setstate(badbit), which may throw an exception, and returns.

2 Returns: *this.

27.6.2.5.3 basic_ostream::operator<< [lib.ostream.inserters]
basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&))

1 Returns: pf(*this).295) basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<

(basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&))

2 Effects: Calls pf(*this).

3 Returns: *this.296) basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<

(ios_base& (*pf)(ios_base&))

4 Effects: Calls pf(*this).

5 Returns: *this. basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<

(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*        sb);

6 Effects: If sb is null calls setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure).

7 Gets characters from sb and inserts them in *this. Characters are read from sb and inserted until any of the following occurs:

8 If the function inserts no characters, it calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)). If an exception was thrown while extracting a character, the function set failbit in error state, and if failbit is on in exceptions() the caught exception is rethrown.

9 Returns: *this.

295) See, for example, the function signature endl(basic_ostream&) (27.6.2.7) . [back to text]

296) See, for example, the function signature dec(ios_base&) (27.4.5.3). [back to text]

27.6.2.5.4 Character inserter template functions [lib.ostream.inserters.character]
template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&           out,
                                                charT  c);
template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&           out,
                                                char  c);
  // specialization
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               char c);
  // signed and unsigned
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               signed char  c);
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               unsigned char   c);

1 Effects: Behaves like an formatted inserter (as described in 27.6.2.5.1) of out. After a sentry object is constructed it inserts characters. In case c has type char and the character type of the stream is not

char, then the character to be inserted is out.widen(c); otherwise the character is c297) Padding is
determined as described in 22.2.2.2.2. width(0) is called. The insertion character and any required padding are inserted into out.

2 Returns: out

template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&           out,
                                                const charT*   s);
template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&           out,
                                                const char*   s);
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               const char*  s);
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               const signed char*   s);
template<class traits>
  basic_ostream<char,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<char,traits>&           out,
                                               const unsigned char*    s);

3 Requires: s is non-null.

4 Effects: Behaves like an formatted inserter (as described in 27.6.2.5.1) of out. After a sentry object is constructed it inserts characters. The number of characters starting at s to be inserted is

traits::length(s).        Padding   is  determined   as  described  in   22.2.2.2.2.  The
traits::length(s)      characters starting at s are  widened  using out.widen (27.4.4.2).  The
widened characters and any required padding are inserted into out. Calls width(0).

5 Returns: out

297) In case the insertion is into a char stream, widen(c) will usually be c. [back to text]

27.6.2.6 Unformatted output functions [lib.ostream.unformatted]

1 Each formatted output function begins execution by constructing an object of class sentry. If this object returns true, while converting to a value of type bool, the function endeavors to generate the requested output. In any case, the unformatted output function ends by destroying the sentry object, then returning the value specified for the formatted output function.

basic_ostream<charT,traits>& put(char_type          c);

2 Effects: Inserts the character c, if possible.298)

3 Otherwise, calls setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).

4 Returns: *this.

basic_ostream& write(const char_type*         s, streamsize    n);

5 Effects: Obtains characters to insert from successive locations of an array whose first element is designated by s.299) Characters are inserted until either of the following occurs:

6 Returns: *this.

basic_ostream& flush();

7 If rdbuf() is not a null pointer, calls rdbuf()->pubsync(). If that function returns -1 calls setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).

8 Returns: *this.

298) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and unsigned char. [back to text]

299) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and unsigned char. [back to text]

27.6.2.7 Standard basic_ostream manipulators [lib.ostream.manip]

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& endl(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&              os);
}

1 Effects: Calls os.put(os.widen('\n') ), then os.flush().

2 Returns: os.300)

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& ends(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&              os);
}

3 Effects: Inserts a null character into the output sequence: calls os.put(charT()).

4 Returns: os.

namespace std {
   template <class charT, class traits>
     basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&              os);
}

5 Effects: Calls os.flush().

6 Returns: os.

300) The effect of executing cout << endl is to insert a newline character in the output sequence controlled by cout, then synchronize it with any external file with which it might be associated. [back to text]

27.6.3 Standard manipulators [lib.std.manip]

1 The header <iomanip> defines a type and several related functions that use this type to provide extractors and inserters that alter information maintained by class ios_base and its derived classes.

2 The type designated smanip in each of the following function descriptions is implementation-specified and may be different for each function. smanip resetiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags mask);

3 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is an (instance of) basic_ostream then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, and if in is an (instance of) basic_istream then the expression in>>s behaves as if f(s) were called. Where f can be defined as:301)

ios_base&  f(ios_base&    str, ios_base::fmtflags     mask)
{
  // reset specified flags
  str.setf(ios_base::fmtflags(0),       mask);
  return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. The expression in>>s has type
istream&   and value in.

smanip setiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags mask);

4 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is an (instance of) basic_ostream then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, in is an (instance of) basic_istream then the expression in>>s behaves as if f(s) were called. Where f can be defined as:

ios_base&  f(ios_base&    str, ios_base::fmtflags     mask)
{
  // set specified flags
  str.setf(mask);
  return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. The expression in>>s has type
istream&   and value in.

smanip setbase(int base);

5 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is an (instance of) basic_ostream then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, in is an (instance of) basic_istream then the expression in>>s behaves as if f(s) were called. Where f can be defined as:

ios_base&  f(ios_base&    str, int  base)
{
  // set basefield
  str.setf(n   ==   8 ? ios_base::oct :
                    n == 10 ? ios_base::dec :
                    n == 16 ? ios_base::hex :
                      ios_base::fmtflags(0), ios_base::basefield);
  return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. The expression in>>s has type
istream&   and value in.
smanip setfill(char_type c);

6 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is (or is derived from) basic_ostream<charT,traits> and c has type charT then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, where f can be defined as:

template<class charT, class traits>
basic_ios<charT,traits>&     f(basic_ios<charT,traits>&      str, charT   c)
{
   // set fill character
   str.fill(c);
   return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. smanip setprecision(int n);

7 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is an (instance of) basic_ostream then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, in is an (instance of) basic_istream then the expression in>>s behaves as if f(s) were called. Where f can be defined as:

ios_base&   f(ios_base&   str, int  n)
{
   // set precision
   str.precision(n);
   return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. The expression in>>s has type istream& and value in. smanip setw(int n);

8 Returns: An object s of unspecified type such that if out is an (instance of) basic_ostream then the expression out<<s behaves as if f(s) were called, in is an (instance of) basic_istream then the expression in>>s behaves as if f(s) were called. Where f can be defined as:

ios_base&   f(ios_base&   str, int  n)
{
   // set width
   str.width(n);
   return  str;
}

The expression out<<s has type ostream& and value out. The expression in>>s has type istream& and value in.
301) The expression cin >> resetiosflags(ios_base::skipws) clears ios_base::skipws in the format flags stored in the istream object cin (the same as cin >> noskipws), and the expression cout << resetiosflags(ios_base::showbase) clears ios_base::showbase in the format flags stored in the ostream object cout (the same as cout << noshowbase). [back to text]

27.7 String-based streams [lib.string.streams]

1 The header <sstream> defines four template classes, and six types, that associate stream buffers with objects of class basic_string, as described in 21.2. Header <sstream> synopsis

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
                     class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
    class basic_stringbuf;

  typedef basic_stringbuf<char>      stringbuf;
  typedef basic_stringbuf<wchar_t> wstringbuf;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
                     class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
    class basic_istringstream;

  typedef basic_istringstream<char>      istringstream;
  typedef basic_istringstream<wchar_t> wistringstream;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
                     class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
    class basic_ostringstream;
  typedef basic_ostringstream<char>      ostringstream;
  typedef basic_ostringstream<wchar_t> wostringstream;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
                     class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
    class basic_stringstream;
  typedef basic_stringstream<char>      stringstream;
  typedef basic_stringstream<wchar_t> wstringstream;
}


27.7.1 Template class basic_stringbuf [lib.stringbuf]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
             class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
  class basic_stringbuf : public basic_streambuf<charT,traits> {
  public:
    typedef charT                      char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    typedef traits                     traits_type;

    // 27.7.1.1 Constructors:
    explicit basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode  which
                               = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
    explicit basic_stringbuf
         (const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str,
          ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

    // 27.7.1.2 Get and set:
    basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;
    void                str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&  s);
           protected:
             // 27.7.1.3 Overridden virtual functions:
             virtual int_type      underflow();
             virtual int_type      pbackfail(int_type    c  = traits::eof());
             virtual int_type      overflow (int_type    c  = traits::eof());
             virtual    basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* setbuf(charT*, streamsize);


             virtual pos_type      seekoff(off_type    off, ios_base::seekdir     way,
                                             ios_base::openmode    which
                                              = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
             virtual pos_type      seekpos(pos_type    sp,
                                             ios_base::openmode    which
                                              = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

           private:
         //  ios_base::openmode    mode;        exposition only
           };
         }

1 The class basic_stringbuf is derived from basic_streambuf to associate possibly the input sequence and possibly the output sequence with a sequence of arbitrary characters. The sequence can be initialized from, or made available as, an object of class basic_string.

2 For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.7.1.1 basic_stringbuf constructors [lib.stringbuf.cons]

explicit basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode        which  =
                               ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_stringbuf, initializing the base class with

basic_streambuf()      (27.5.2.1), and initializing mode with which.

2 Notes: The function allocates no array object.

explicit basic_stringbuf(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&            str,
                 ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

3 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_stringbuf, initializing the base class with

basic_streambuf()      (27.5.2.1), and initializing mode with which.  Then copies the content of str
into the basic_stringbuf underlying character sequence and initializes the input and output sequences according to which. If which & ios_base::out is true, initializes the output sequence with the underlying sequence. If which & ios_base::in is true, initializes the input sequence with the underlying sequence.

4 Postconditions: str() == str.

27.7.1.2 Member functions [lib.stringbuf.members]

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;

1 Returns: A basic_string object whose content is equal to the basic_stringbuf underlying character sequence. If the buffer is only created in input mode, the underlying character sequence is equal to the input sequence; otherwise, it is equal to the output sequence. In case of an empty underlying character sequence, the function returns basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>().

void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&            s);

2 Effects: If the basic_stringbuf's underlying character sequence is not empty, deallocates it. Then copies the content of s into the basic_stringbuf underlying character sequence and initializes the input and output sequences according to the mode stored when creating the basic_stringbuf object. If (mode&ios_base::out) is true, then initializes the output sequence with the underlying sequence. If (mode&ios_base::in) is true, then initializes the input sequence with the underlying sequence.

3 Postcondition: str() == s.

27.7.1.3 Overridden virtual functions [lib.stringbuf.virtuals]

int_type underflow();

1 Returns: If the input sequence has a read position available, returns traits::to_int_type(*gptr()). Otherwise, returns traits::eof(). int_type pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());

2 Effects: Puts back the character designated by c to the input sequence, if possible, in one of three ways:

3 Returns: traits::eof() to indicate failure.

4 Notes: If the function can succeed in more than one of these ways, it is unspecified which way is chosen.

int_type overflow(int_type       c = traits::eof());

5 Effects: Appends the character designated by c to the output sequence, if possible, in one of two ways:

6 Notes: The function can alter the number of write positions available as a result of any call.

7 Returns: traits::eof() to indicate failure.

8 9 Notes: The function can make a write position available only if (mode & ios_base::out) != 0. To make a write position available, the function reallocates (or initially allocates) an array object with a sufficient number of elements to hold the current array object (if any), plus one additional write position. If (mode & ios_base::in) != 0, the function alters the read end pointer egptr() to point just past the new write position (as does the write end pointer epptr()).

pos_type seekoff(off_type     off, ios_base::seekdir    way,
                   ios_base::openmode    which
                     = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

10 Effects: Alters the stream position within one of the controlled sequences, if possible, as indicated in Table 90:

Table 90---seekoff positioning
_ _______________________________________________________________________________
_              Conditions                                   Result
_ _______________________________________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________________________________
_ (which   & basic_ios::in)       != 0    positions the input sequence
 _______________________________________________________________________________
_ (which   & basic_ios::out) != 0         positions the output sequence
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 (which    & (basic_ios::in |             positions both the input and the output sequences
 basic_ios::out)) ==
 (basic_ios::in |
 basic_ios::out))
 and  way  ==  either
 basic_ios::beg      or
_ basic_ios::end
 _______________________________________________________________________________
_ Otherwise                               the positioning operation fails.
 _______________________________________________________________________________ 

11 For a sequence to be positioned, if its next pointer (either gptr() or pptr()) is a null pointer, the positioning operation fails. Otherwise, the function determines newoff as indicated in Table 91:

Table 91---newoff values
_ ________________________________________________________
_         Condition                    newoff  Value
_ ________________________________________________________
 ________________________________________________________
_ way == basic_ios::beg        0
 ________________________________________________________
 way  == basic_ios::cur        the next pointer minus the begin_                              ning pointer (xnext - xbeg).
 ________________________________________________________
 way  == basic_ios::end        the end pointer minus the begin_                              ning pointer (xend - xbeg)
 ________________________________________________________ 

12 _ If (newoff + off) < 0, or (xend - xbeg) < (newoff + off), the positioning operation fails. Otherwise, the function assigns xbeg + newoff + off to the next pointer xnext.

13 Returns: pos_type(newoff), constructed from the resultant offset newoff (of type off_type), that stores the resultant stream position, if possible. If the positioning operation fails, or if the constructed object cannot represent the resultant stream position, the object stores an invalid stream position.

pos_type seekpos(pos_type     sp, ios_base::openmode    which
                     = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

14 Effects: Alters the stream position within the controlled sequences, if possible, to correspond to the stream position stored in sp (as described below).

15 Returns: sp to indicate success, or pos_type(off_type(-1)) to indicate failure.

basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* setbuf(charT*    s, streamsize  n);

16 Effects: implementation-defined, except that setbuf(0,0) has no effect.

17 Returns: this.

27.7.2 Template class basic_istringstream [lib.istringstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
            class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
  class basic_istringstream : public basic_istream<charT,traits> {
  public:
    typedef charT                       char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    typedef traits                      traits_type;

    // 27.7.2.1 Constructors:
    explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode    which  = ios_base::in);
    explicit basic_istringstream(
                        const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&    str,
                        ios_base::openmode   which = ios_base::in);

    // 27.7.2.2 Members:
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

    basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;
    void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&     s);
private:
//  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>    sb;   exposition only
  };
}

1 The class basic_istringstream<charT,traits,Allocator> supports reading objects of class basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>. It uses a basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator> object to control the associated storage. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.7.2.1 basic_istringstream constructors [lib.istringstream.cons]

explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode    which = ios_base::in);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_istringstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_istream(&sb) and initializing sb with

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(which|ios_base::in))            (27.7.1.1).

  explicit basic_istringstream(
                   const basic_string<charT,traits,allocator>&    str,
                   ios_base::openmode  which  = ios_base::in);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_istringstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_istream(&sb) and initializing sb with

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(str,           which   |  ios_base::in))
(27.7.1.1).

27.7.2.2 Member functions [lib.istringstream.members]

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: (basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>*)&sb.

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;

2 Returns: rdbuf()->str().302)

void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&     s);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->str(s).

302) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private object. [back to text]

27.7.3 Class basic_ostringstream [lib.ostringstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
             class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
  class basic_ostringstream : public basic_ostream<charT,traits> {
  public:

    // Types:
    typedef charT              char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;

    // 27.7.3.1 Constructors/destructor:
    explicit basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode     which = ios_base::out);
    explicit basic_ostringstream(
                           const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&    str,
                           ios_base::openmode  which  = ios_base::out);

    // 27.7.3.2 Members:
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

    basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;
    void     str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&    s);
 private:
//  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>    sb;    exposition only
  };
}

1 The class basic_ostringstream<charT,traits,Allocator> supports writing objects of class basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>. It uses a basic_stringbuf object to control the associated storage. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.7.3.1 basic_ostringstream constructors [lib.ostringstream.cons]

explicit basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode    which = ios_base::out);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ostringstream, initializing the base class with

basic_ostream(&sb)              and           initializing       sb            with
basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(which             |      ios_base::out))
(27.7.1.1).
explicit basic_ostringstream(
                    const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&   str,
                    ios_base::openmode  which = ios_base::out);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ostringstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_ostream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(str, which | ios_base::out)) (27.7.1.1).

27.7.3.2 Member functions [lib.ostringstream.members]

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: (basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>*)&sb.

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;

2 Returns: rdbuf()->str().303)

void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>&    s);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->str(s).

303) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private object. [back to text]

27.7.4 Template class basic_stringstream [lib.stringstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
            class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
  class basic_stringstream
    : public basic_iostream<charT,traits> {
  public:

    // Types
    typedef charT                       char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;

    // constructors/destructors
    explicit basic_stringstream(
        ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out|ios_base::in);
    explicit basic_stringstream(
        const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str,
        ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out|ios_base::in);
    // Members:
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;
    basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;
    void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str);

  private:
     // basic_stringbuf<charT, traits>     sb;  exposition only
  };
}

1 The template class basic_stringstream<charT,traits> supports reading and writing from objects of class basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>. It uses a basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator> object to control the associated sequence. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as

27.7.5 basic_stringstream constructors [lib.stringstream.cons]

explicit basic_stringstream(
    ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out|iosbase::in);

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_stringstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_iostream(&sb) and initializing sb with

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(which).

  explicit basic_stringstream(
      const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str,
      ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out|iosbase::in);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_stringstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_iostream(&sb) and initializing sb with

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>(str,which).

27.7.6 Member functions [lib.stringstream.members]

basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: &sb

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;

2 Returns: rdbuf()->str().304)

void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->str(str).

304) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private object. [back to text]

27.8 File-based streams [lib.file.streams]

27.8.1 File streams [lib.fstreams]

1 The header <fstream> defines four class templates and six types that associate stream buffers with files and assist reading and writing files. Header <fstream> synopsis

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_filebuf;
  typedef basic_filebuf<char>         filebuf;
  typedef basic_filebuf<wchar_t> wfilebuf;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ifstream;
  typedef basic_ifstream<char>          ifstream;
  typedef basic_ifstream<wchar_t> wifstream;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ofstream;
  typedef basic_ofstream<char>          ofstream;
  typedef basic_ofstream<wchar_t> wofstream;

  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
    class basic_fstream;
  typedef basic_fstream<char>           fstream;
  typedef basic_fstream<wchar_t> wfstream;
}

2 In this subclause, the type name FILE refers to the type FILE defined in <cstdio> (27.8.2).305)

305) In C FILE must be a typedef. In C++ it may be a typedef or other type name. [back to text]

306) A File is a sequence of multibyte characters. In order to provide the contents as a wide character sequence, filebuf should convert between wide character sequences and multibyte character sequences. [back to text]

27.8.1.1 Template class basic_filebuf [lib.filebuf]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_filebuf : public basic_streambuf<charT,traits> {
  public:
    typedef charT                           char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    typedef traits                          traits_type;

    // 27.8.1.2 Constructors/destructor:
    basic_filebuf();
    virtual ~basic_filebuf();
     // 27.8.1.3 Members:
    bool is_open() const;
    basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* open
        (const char*   s, ios_base::openmode    mode);
    basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* close();

  protected:
    // 27.8.1.4 Overridden virtual functions:
    virtual streamsize showmanyc();
    virtual int_type underflow();
    virtual int_type uflow();
    virtual int_type pbackfail(int_type      c = traits::eof());
    virtual int_type overflow (int_type      c = traits::eof());

    virtual basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*
                       setbuf(char_type*    s, streamsize  n);
    virtual pos_type seekoff(off_type     off, ios_base::seekdir    way,
                                ios_base::openmode    which
                                  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
    virtual pos_type seekpos(pos_type     sp, ios_base::openmode    which
                                  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
    virtual int        sync();
    virtual void       imbue(const locale&    loc);
  };
}

1 The class basic_filebuf<charT,traits> associates both the input sequence and the output sequence with a file.

2 The restrictions on reading and writing a sequence controlled by an object of class basic_filebuf<charT,traits> are the same as for reading and writing with the Standard C library FILEs.

3 In particular:

4 An instance of basic_filebuf behaves as described in 27.8.1.1 provided traits::pos_type is fpos<traits::state_type>. Otherwise the behavior is undefined.

5 In order to support file I/O and multibyte/wide character conversion, conversions are performed using members of a facet, referred to as a_codecvt in following sections, obtained ``as if'' by

codecvt<charT,char,typename traits::state_type>       a_codecvt  =
  use_facet<codecvt<charT,char,typename traits::state_type> >(getloc());


27.8.1.2 basic_filebuf constructors [lib.filebuf.cons]

basic_filebuf();

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_filebuf<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_streambuf<charT,traits>() (27.5.2.1).

2 Postcondition: is_open() == false.

virtual ~basic_filebuf();

3 Effects: Destroys an object of class basic_filebuf<charT,traits>. Calls close().

27.8.1.3 Member functions [lib.filebuf.members]

bool is_open() const;

1 Returns: true if a previous call to open succeeded (returned a non-null value) and there has been no intervening call to close.

basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* open(
    const char*   s,
    ios_base::openmode    mode  );

2 Effects: If is_open() != false, returns a null pointer. Otherwise, initializes the filebuf as required. It then opens a file, if possible, whose name is the NTBS s (``as if'' by calling std::fopen(s,modstr)). The NTBS modstr is determined from mode & ~ios_base::ate as indicated in Table 92:

Table 92---File open modes
_ ________________________________________________
     ios_base Flag combination     stdio  equivalent
_ binary  in   out   trunc   app
_ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_               +                  "w"
________________________________________________
_               +             +    "a"
________________________________________________
_               +      +           "w"
________________________________________________
_         +                        "r"
________________________________________________
_         +     +                  "r+"
________________________________________________
_         +     +      +           "w+"
_ ________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_  +            +                  "wb"
________________________________________________
_  +            +             +    "ab"
________________________________________________
_  +            +      +           "wb"
________________________________________________
_  +      +                        "rb"
________________________________________________
_  +      +     +                  "r+b"
________________________________________________
_  +      +     +      +           "w+b"
________________________________________________ 

If mode is not some combination of flags shown in the table then the open fails.

3 If the open operation succeeds and (mode & ios_base::ate) != 0, positions the file to the end (``as if'' by calling std::fseek(file,0,SEEK_END)).307)

4 If the repositioning operation fails, calls close() and returns a null pointer to indicate failure.

5 Returns: this if successful, a null pointer otherwise.

basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* close();

6 Effects: If is_open() == false, returns a null pointer. If a put area exists, calls overflow(EOF) to flush characters. If the last virtual member function called on *this (between underflow, overflow, seekoff, and seekpos) was overflow then calls a_codecvt.unshift (possibly several times) to determine a termination sequence, inserts those characters and calls overflow(EOF) again. Finally it closes the file (``as if'' by calling std::fclose(file)).308) If any of the calls to overflow or std::fclose fails then close fails.

7 Returns: this on success, a null pointer otherwise.

8 Postcondition: is_open() == false.

307) The macro SEEK_END is defined, and the function signatures fopen(const char_type*, const char_type*) and fseek(FILE*, long, int) are declared, in <cstdio> (27.8.2). [back to text]

308) The function signature fclose(FILE*) is declared in <cstdio> (27.8.2). [back to text]

27.8.1.4 Overridden virtual functions [lib.filebuf.virtuals]

streamsize showmanyc();

1 Effects: Behaves the same as basic_streambuf::showmanyc() (27.5.2.4).

2 Notes: An implementation might well provide an overriding definition for this function signature if it can determine that more characters can be read from the input sequence.

int_type underflow();

3 Effects: Behaves according to the description of basic_streambuf<charT,traits>::

underflow(), with the specialization that a sequence of characters is read from the input sequence
``as if'' by reading from the associated file into an internal buffer ( extern_buf) and then ``as if'' doing
char     extern_buf[XSIZE];
char*    extern_end;
charT    intern_buf[ISIZE];
charT* intern_end;
codecvt_base::result r =
     a_codecvt.in(st, extern_buf, extern_buf+XSIZE, extern_end,
                         intern_buf, intern_buf+ISIZE, intern_end);

This must be done in such a way that the class can recover the position (fpos_t) corresponding to each character between intern_buf and intern_end. If the value of r indicates that
a_codecvt.in()      ran out of space in intern_buf, retry with a larger intern_buf.

  int_type uflow();

4 Effects: Behaves according to the description of basic_streambuf<charT,traits>::

uflow(), with the specialization that a sequence of characters is read from the input with the same
method as used by underflow.
int_type pbackfail(int_type       c = traits::eof());

5 Effects: Puts back the character designated by c to the input sequence, if possible, in one of three ways:

6 Returns: traits::eof() to indicate failure.

7 Notes: If is_open() == false, the function always fails. The function does not put back a character directly to the input sequence. If the function can succeed in more than one of these ways, it is unspecified which way is chosen. The function can alter the number of putback positions available as a result of any call.

int_type overflow(int_type      c  = traits::eof());

8 Effects: Behaves according to the description of basic_streambuf<charT,traits>::overflow(c), except that the behavior of ``consuming characters'' is performed by first coverting ``as if'' by:

charT* b = pbase();
charT* p = pptr();
charT* end;
char    xbuf[XSIZE];
char*   xbuf_end;
codecvt_base::result r =
          a_codecvt.out(st, b, p, end, xbuf, xbuf+XSIZE, xbuf_end);

and then

9 Returns: traits::not_eof(c) to indicate success, and traits::eof() to indicate failure. If

is_open() == false, the function always fails.

  basic_streambuf* setbuf(char_type*        s, int  n);

10 Effects: If setbuf(0,0) is called on a stream before any I/O has occured on that stream, the stream becomes unbuffered. Otherwise the results are implementation-defined. "Unbuffered" means that

pbase()   and pptr()  always return null and output to the file should appear as soon as possible.

  pos_type seekoff(off_type      off, ios_base::seekdir     way,
                      ios_base::openmode
                       = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

11 Effects: Let width denote a_codecvt.encoding(). If is_open() == false, or off != 0

&&  width  <= 0, then the positioning operation fails.  Otherwise, if way != basic_ios::cur or
off != 0, and if the last operation was output, then update the output sequence and write any unshift
sequence. Next, seek to the new position: if width > 0, call std::fseek(file, width *
off, whence), otherwise call  std::fseek(file, 0, whence).

12 Notes: ``The last operation was output'' means either the last virtual operation was overflow or the put buffer is non-empty. ``Write any unshift sequence'' means, if width if less than zero then call

a_codecvt.unshift(st,         xbuf,    xbuf+XSIZE,      xbuf_end)    and  output  the  resulting
unshift sequence. The function determines one of three values for the argument whence, of type int, as indicated in Table 93:

Table 93---seekoff effects
_ _____________________________________
_    way  Value        stdio  Equivalent
_ _____________________________________
 _____________________________________
 basic_ios::beg        SEEK_SET
 basic_ios::cur        SEEK_CUR
_ basic_ios::end       SEEK_END
 _____________________________________ 

13 Returns: a newly constructed pos_type object that stores the resultant stream position, if possible. If the positioning operation fails, or if the object cannot represent the resultant stream position, returns an invalid stream position (27.4.3).

pos_type seekpos(pos_type      sp, ios_base::openmode
                                   = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

Alters the file position, if possible, to correspond to the position stored in sp (as described below).

14 If sp is an invalid stream position, or if the function positions neither sequence, the positioning operation fails. If sp has not been obtained by a previous successful call to one of the positioning functions (seekoff or seekpos) on the same file the effects are undefined.

15 Returns: sp on success. Otherwise returns an invalid stream position (_lib.iostreams.definitions_).

int sync();

16 Effects: If a put area exists, calls filebuf::overflow to write the characters to the file. If a get area exists, the effect is implementation-defined.

void imbue(const locale&      loc);

17 Precondition: If the file is not positioned at its beginning and the encoding of the current locale as determined by a_codecvt.encoding() is state-dependent (22.2.1.5.2) then that facet is the same as the corresponding facet of loc.

18 Effects: Causes characters inserted or extracted after this call to be converted according to loc until another call of imbue.

19 Note: This may require reconversion of previously converted characters. This in turn may require the implementation to be able to reconstruct the original contents of the file.

27.8.1.5 Template class basic_ifstream [lib.ifstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_ifstream : public basic_istream<charT,traits> {
  public:
     typedef charT                            char_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
     typedef traits                           traits_type;

     // 27.8.1.6 Constructors:
     basic_ifstream();
     explicit basic_ifstream(const char*        s,
                                  ios_base::openmode    mode  = ios_base::in);
    // 27.8.1.7 Members:
    basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

    bool is_open();
    void open(const char*    s, ios_base::openmode    mode  = ios_base::in);
    void close();
  private:
//   basic_filebuf<charT,traits>     sb;        exposition only
   };
}

1 The class basic_ifstream<charT,traits> supports reading from named files. It uses a basic_filebuf<charT,traits> object to control the associated sequence. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.8.1.6 basic_ifstream constructors [lib.ifstream.cons]

basic_ifstream();

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ifstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_istream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>()) (27.6.1.1.1, 27.8.1.2).

explicit basic_ifstream
          (const char*  s, ios_base::openmode    mode  = ios_base::in);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ifstream, initializing the base class with

basic_istream(&sb)      and  initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>())
(27.6.1.1.1, 27.8.1.2), then calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode|in).309) If that function returns a null pointer, calls setstate(failbit), (which may throw ios_base::failure).
309) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private object. [back to text]

27.8.1.7 Member functions [lib.ifstream.members]

basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: (basic_filebuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

bool is_open();

2 Returns: rdbuf()->is_open().310)

void open(const char*    s, ios_base::openmode     mode = ios_base::in);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode|in). If that function returns a null pointer, calls

setstate(failbit)     (which may throw ios_base::failure    (27.4.4.3)).

 void close();

4 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->close() and, if that function returns false, calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure (27.4.4.3)).

310) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private object. [back to text]

27.8.1.8 Template class basic_ofstream [lib.ofstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_ofstream : public basic_ostream<charT,traits> {
  public:
     typedef charT                        char_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
     typedef traits                       traits_type;

     // 27.8.1.9 Constructors:
     basic_ofstream();
     explicit basic_ofstream(const char*     s,
                               ios_base::openmode   mode
                                 = ios_base::out);

     // 27.8.1.10 Members:
     basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

     bool is_open();
     void open(const char*   s, ios_base::openmode   mode  = ios_base::out);
     void close();
  private:
//   basic_filebuf<charT,traits>    sb;        exposition only
  };
}

1 The class basic_ofstream<charT,traits> supports writing to named files. It uses a basic_filebuf<charT,traits> object to control the associated sequence. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.8.1.9 basic_ofstream constructors [lib.ofstream.cons]

basic_ofstream();

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ofstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_ostream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>()) (27.6.2.2, 27.8.1.2).

explicit basic_ofstream
     (const char*  s, ios_base::openmode   mode  = ios_base::out);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_ofstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_ostream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>()) (27.6.2.2, 27.8.1.2), then calls rdbuf()->open(s, mode|out).311) If that function returns a null pointer, calls setstate(failbit), (which may throw ios_base::failure).

311) rdbuf() is never NULL because it always returns the private filebuf object. [back to text]

27.8.1.10 Member functions [lib.ofstream.members]

basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: (basic_filebuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

bool is_open();

2 Returns: rdbuf()->is_open().

void open(const char*   s, ios_base::openmode   mode = ios_base::out);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode|out). If that function returns a null pointer, calls

setstate(failbit)    (which may throw ios_base::failure   (27.4.4.3)).

  void close();

4 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->close() and, if that function fails (returns a null pointer), calls

setstate(failbit)    (which may throw ios_base::failure   (27.4.4.3)).

27.8.1.11 Template class basic_fstream [lib.fstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits=char_traits<charT> >
  class basic_fstream
    : public basic_iostream<charT,traits> {

  public:
    typedef charT                        char_type;
    typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
    typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
    typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    typedef traits                       traits_type;

    // constructors/destructor
    basic_fstream();
    explicit basic_fstream(
         const char* s,
         ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::in|ios_base::out);

    // Members:
    basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
    bool is_open();
    void open(
         const char* s,
         ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::in|ios_base::out);
    void close();

  private:
    // basic_filebuf<charT,traits>    sb; exposition only
  };
}

1 The template class basic_fstream<charT,traits> supports reading and writing from named files. It uses a basic_filebuf<charT,traits> object to control the associated sequences. For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

27.8.1.12 basic_fstream constructors [lib.fstream.cons]

basic_fstream();

1 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_fstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_iostream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>().

explicit basic_fstream(const char* s, ios_base::openmode mode);

2 Effects: Constructs an object of class basic_fstream<charT,traits>, initializing the base class with basic_iostream(&sb) and initializing sb with basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(). Then calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode). If that function returns a null pointer, calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure).

27.8.1.13 Member functions [lib.fstream.members]

basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

1 Returns: &sb

bool is_open();

2 Returns: rdbuf()->is_open().

void open(const char* s, ios_base::openmode mode);

3 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode), If that function returns a null pointer, calls setstate(failbit), (which may throw ios_base::failure). (27.4.4.3) )

void close();

4 Effects: Calls rdbuf()->close() and, if that function returns false, calls setstate(failbit)(27.4.4.3) (which may throw ios_base::failure).

27.8.2 C Library files [lib.c.files]

1 Table 94 describes header <cstdio>.

Table 94---Header <cstdio> synopsis
_ _____________________________________________________________________________________
_     Type                                      Name(s)
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 Macros:
 BUFSIZ          FOPEN_MAX        SEEK_CUR    TMP_MAX             _IONBF    stdout
 EOF             L_tmpnam         SEEK_END    _IOFBF              stderr
_ FILENAME_MAX   NULL <cstdio>    SEEK_SET    _IOLBF              stdin
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_ Types:         FILE             fpos_t      size_t <cstdio>
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 Functions:
 clearerr        fgets            fscanf      gets                rename    tmpfile
 fclose          fopen            fseek       perror              rewind    tmpnam
 feof            fprintf          fsetpos     printf              scanf     ungetc
 ferror          fputc            ftell       putc                setbuf    vfprintf
 fflush          fputs            fwrite      putchar             setvbuf   vprintf
 fgetc           fread            getc        puts                sprintf   vsprintf
_ fgetpos        freopen          getchar     remove              sscanf
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SEE ALSO: ISO C subclause 7.9, Amendment 1 subclause 4.6.2.