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This header is part of the Input/Output library.
Contents
Classes
(class template) [edit]
(class template) [edit]
(class template) [edit]
(class template) [edit]
stringbuf
(typedef)
wstringbuf
(typedef)
istringstream
(typedef)
wistringstream
(typedef)
ostringstream
(typedef)
wostringstream
(typedef)
stringstream
(typedef)
wstringstream
(typedef)
Functions
(C++11)
(function template) [edit]
(function template) [edit]
(function template) [edit]
(function template) [edit]
[edit] Synopsis
namespace std { template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_stringbuf; using stringbuf = basic_stringbuf<char>; using wstringbuf = basic_stringbuf<wchar_t>; template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_istringstream; using istringstream = basic_istringstream<char>; using wistringstream = basic_istringstream<wchar_t>; template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_ostringstream; using ostringstream = basic_ostringstream<char>; using wostringstream = basic_ostringstream<wchar_t>; template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_stringstream; using stringstream = basic_stringstream<char>; using wstringstream = basic_stringstream<wchar_t>; }
[edit] Class template std::basic_stringbuf
namespace std { template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_stringbuf : public basic_streambuf<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; // constructors basic_stringbuf() : basic_stringbuf(ios_base::in | ios_base::out) {} explicit basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode which); explicit basic_stringbuf( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out); explicit basic_stringbuf(const Allocator& a) : basic_stringbuf(ios_base::in | ios_base::out, a) {} basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); explicit basic_stringbuf( basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out); template<class SAlloc> basic_stringbuf( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, const Allocator& a) : basic_stringbuf(s, ios_base::in | ios_base::out, a) {} template<class SAlloc> basic_stringbuf( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); template<class SAlloc> explicit basic_stringbuf( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out); basic_stringbuf(const basic_stringbuf&) = delete; basic_stringbuf(basic_stringbuf&& rhs); basic_stringbuf(basic_stringbuf&& rhs, const Allocator& a); // assign and swap basic_stringbuf& operator=(const basic_stringbuf&) = delete; basic_stringbuf& operator=(basic_stringbuf&& rhs); void swap(basic_stringbuf& rhs) noexcept(see below); // getters and setters allocator_type get_allocator() const noexcept; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() const &; template<class SAlloc> basic_string<CharT,Traits,SAlloc> str(const SAlloc& sa) const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() &&; basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> view() const noexcept; void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s); template<class SAlloc> void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s); void str(basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s); protected: // overridden virtual functions int_type underflow() override; int_type pbackfail(int_type c = Traits::eof()) override; int_type overflow (int_type c = Traits::eof()) override; basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>* setbuf(CharT*, streamsize) override; pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out) override; pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out) override; private: ios_base::openmode mode; // exposition only basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> buf; // exposition only void init_buf_ptrs(); // exposition only }; template<class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator> void swap(basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& x, basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& y) noexcept(noexcept(x.swap(y))); }
[edit] Class template std::basic_istringstream
namespace std { template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_istringstream : public basic_istream<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; // constructors basic_istringstream() : basic_istringstream(ios_base::in) {} explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode which); explicit basic_istringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in); basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); explicit basic_istringstream( basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in); template<class SAlloc> basic_istringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, const Allocator& a) : basic_istringstream(s, ios_base::in, a) {} template<class SAlloc> basic_istringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); template<class SAlloc> explicit basic_istringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in); basic_istringstream(const basic_istringstream&) = delete; basic_istringstream(basic_istringstream&& rhs); // assign and swap basic_istringstream& operator=(const basic_istringstream&) = delete; basic_istringstream& operator=(basic_istringstream&& rhs); void swap(basic_istringstream& rhs); // members basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator>* rdbuf() const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() const &; template<class SAlloc> basic_string<CharT,Traits,SAlloc> str(const SAlloc& sa) const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() &&; basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> view() const noexcept; void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s); template<class SAlloc> void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s); void str(basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s); private: basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator> sb; // exposition only }; template<class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator> void swap(basic_istringstream<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& x, basic_istringstream<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& y); }
[edit] Class template std::basic_ostringstream
namespace std { template<class CharT, class Traits = char_traits<CharT>, class Allocator = allocator<CharT>> class basic_ostringstream : public basic_ostream<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; // constructors basic_ostringstream() : basic_ostringstream(ios_base::out) {} explicit basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode which); explicit basic_ostringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out); basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); explicit basic_ostringstream( basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out); template<class SAlloc> basic_ostringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, const Allocator& a) : basic_ostringstream(s, ios_base::out, a) {} template<class SAlloc> basic_ostringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); template<class SAlloc> explicit basic_ostringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out); basic_ostringstream(const basic_ostringstream&) = delete; basic_ostringstream(basic_ostringstream&& rhs); // assign and swap basic_ostringstream& operator=(const basic_ostringstream&) = delete; basic_ostringstream& operator=(basic_ostringstream&& rhs); void swap(basic_ostringstream& rhs); // members basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator>* rdbuf() const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() const &; template<class SAlloc> basic_string<CharT,Traits,SAlloc> str(const SAlloc& sa) const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() &&; basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> view() const noexcept; void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s); template<class SAlloc> void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s); void str(basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s); private: basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator> sb; // exposition only }; template<class CharT, class Traits, class Allocator> void swap(basic_ostringstream<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& x, basic_ostringstream<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& y); }
[edit] Class template std::basic_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; // constructors basic_stringstream() : basic_stringstream(ios_base::out | ios_base::in) {} explicit basic_stringstream(ios_base::openmode which); explicit basic_stringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out | ios_base::in); basic_stringstream(ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); explicit basic_stringstream( basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out | ios_base::in); template<class SAlloc> basic_stringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, const Allocator& a) : basic_stringstream(s, ios_base::out | ios_base::in, a) {} template<class SAlloc> basic_stringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which, const Allocator& a); template<class SAlloc> explicit basic_stringstream( const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out | ios_base::in); basic_stringstream(const basic_stringstream&) = delete; basic_stringstream(basic_stringstream&& rhs); // assign and swap basic_stringstream& operator=(const basic_stringstream&) = delete; basic_stringstream& operator=(basic_stringstream&& rhs); void swap(basic_stringstream& rhs); // members basic_stringbuf<CharT, Traits, Allocator>* rdbuf() const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() const &; template<class SAlloc> basic_string<CharT,Traits,SAlloc> str(const SAlloc& sa) const; basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator> str() &&; basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> view() const noexcept; void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>& s); template<class SAlloc> void str(const basic_string<CharT, Traits, SAlloc>& s); void str(basic_string<CharT, Traits, Allocator>&& s); 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); }
[edit] Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
|---|---|---|---|
| LWG 170 | C++98 | the definitions of traits_typewere missing in the synopses ofstd::basic_ostringstream and std::basic_stringstream | added | 
| LWG 251 | C++98 | the definitions of allocator_typewere missing in the synopses ofstd::basic_stringbuf , std::basic_istringstream std::basic_ostringstream and std::basic_stringstream | added |