31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.6 Stream buffers [stream.buffers]

31.6.3 Class template basic_streambuf [streambuf]

31.6.3.1 General [streambuf.general]

namespace std { template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_streambuf { 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; virtual ~basic_streambuf(); // [streambuf.locales], locales locale pubimbue(const locale& loc); locale getloc() const; // [streambuf.buffer], buffer and positioning basic_streambuf* 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 // [streambuf.pub.get], get area streamsize in_avail(); int_type snextc(); int_type sbumpc(); int_type sgetc(); streamsize sgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n); // [streambuf.pub.pback], putback int_type sputbackc(char_type c); int_type sungetc(); // [streambuf.pub.put], put area int_type sputc(char_type c); streamsize sputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n); protected: basic_streambuf(); basic_streambuf(const basic_streambuf& rhs); basic_streambuf& operator=(const basic_streambuf& rhs); void swap(basic_streambuf& rhs); // [streambuf.get.area], get area access 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); // [streambuf.put.area], put area access char_type* pbase() const; char_type* pptr() const; char_type* epptr() const; void pbump(int n); void setp(char_type* pbeg, char_type* pend); // [streambuf.virtuals], virtual functions // [streambuf.virt.locales], locales virtual void imbue(const locale& loc); // [streambuf.virt.buffer], buffer management and positioning virtual basic_streambuf* 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(); // [streambuf.virt.get], get area virtual streamsize showmanyc(); virtual streamsize xsgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n); virtual int_type underflow(); virtual int_type uflow(); // [streambuf.virt.pback], putback virtual int_type pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof()); // [streambuf.virt.put], put area virtual streamsize xsputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n); virtual int_type overflow(int_type c = traits::eof()); }; }
The class template basic_streambuf serves as an abstract base class for deriving various stream buffers whose objects each control two character sequences: