Streambuf

Go forward to Stdio.
Go backward to Files and Strings.
Go up to Top.


Using the `streambuf' Layer
***************************

   The `istream' and `ostream' classes are meant to handle conversion
between objects in your program and their textual representation.

   By contrast, the underlying `streambuf' class is for transferring
raw bytes between your program, and input sources or output sinks.
Different `streambuf' subclasses connect to different kinds of sources
and sinks.

   The GNU implementation of `streambuf' is still evolving; we describe
only some of the highlights.

Areas: Areas in a streambuf.
Overflow: Simple output re-direction
Formatting: C-style formatting for streambuf objects.
Stdiobuf: Wrappers for C stdio.
Procbuf: Reading/writing from/to a pipe
Backing Up: Marking and returning to a position.
Indirectbuf: Forwarding I/O activity.

Menu