30 Input/output library [input.output]

30.8 String-based streams [string.streams]

30.8.5 Class template basic_­stringstream [stringstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
            class Allocator = allocator<charT>>
  class basic_stringstream : public basic_iostream<charT, traits> {
  public:
    using char_type      = charT;
    using int_type       = typename traits::int_type;
    using pos_type       = typename traits::pos_type;
    using off_type       = typename traits::off_type;
    using traits_type    = traits;
    using allocator_type = Allocator;

    // [stringstream.cons], constructors
    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);
    basic_stringstream(const basic_stringstream& rhs) = delete;
    basic_stringstream(basic_stringstream&& rhs);

    // [stringstream.assign], assign and swap
    basic_stringstream& operator=(const basic_stringstream& rhs) = delete;
    basic_stringstream& operator=(basic_stringstream&& rhs);
    void swap(basic_stringstream& rhs);

    // [stringstream.members], 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
  };

  template <class charT, class traits, class Allocator>
    void swap(basic_stringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& x,
              basic_stringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& y);
}
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The class template 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

30.8.5.1 basic_­stringstream constructors [stringstream.cons]

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

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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 | ios_base::in);

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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).

basic_stringstream(basic_stringstream&& rhs);

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Effects: Move constructs from the rvalue rhs. This is accomplished by move constructing the base class, and the contained basic_­stringbuf. Next basic_­istream<charT, traits>​::​set_­rdbuf(&sb) is called to install the contained basic_­stringbuf.

30.8.5.2 Assign and swap [stringstream.assign]

basic_stringstream& operator=(basic_stringstream&& rhs);

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Effects: Move assigns the base and members of *this from the base and corresponding members of rhs.

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Returns: *this.

void swap(basic_stringstream& rhs);

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Effects: Exchanges the state of *this and rhs by calling basic_­iostream<charT,traits>​::​swap(rhs) and sb.swap(rhs.sb).

template <class charT, class traits, class Allocator> void swap(basic_stringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& x, basic_stringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& y);

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Effects: As if by x.swap(y).

30.8.5.3 Member functions [stringstream.members]

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

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

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

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Returns: rdbuf()->str().

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

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