Standard library header <strstream> (deprecated in C++98)(removed in C++26)

 

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Input/output <cinttypes> (C++11) <cstdio> <filesystem> (C++17) <fstream> <iomanip> <iosfwd> <iostream> <ios> <istream> <ostream> <print> (C++23) <spanstream> (C++23) <sstream> <streambuf> <strstream> (C++98/26*) <syncstream> (C++20) Concurrency support <atomic> (C++11) <barrier> (C++20) <condition_variable> (C++11) <future> (C++11) <hazard_pointer> (C++26) <latch> (C++20) <mutex> (C++11) <rcu> (C++26) <semaphore> (C++20) <shared_mutex> (C++14) <stdatomic.h> (C++23) <stop_token> (C++20) <thread> (C++11) Execution support <execution> (C++17)

 

This header is part of the Input/Output library.

Classes
strstreambuf (deprecated in C++98)(removed in C++26)	implements raw character array device (class)
istrstream (deprecated in C++98)(removed in C++26)	implements character array input operations (class)
ostrstream (deprecated in C++98)(removed in C++26)	implements character array output operations (class)
strstream (deprecated in C++98)(removed in C++26)	implements character array input/output operations (class)

Notes

<strstream> is deprecated in C++98 and removed in C++26 (see P2867R1).

The reason for removal is that C++20 and C++23 provide superior replacement facilities, such as the ability to move strings efficiently out of std::stringstreams (since C++20, see P0408R7), and the <spanstream> library (since C++23, see P0448R4).

Synopsis

namespace std {
  class strstreambuf;
  class istrstream;
  class ostrstream;
  class strstream;
}

Class std::strstreambuf

namespace std {
  class strstreambuf : public basic_streambuf<char> {
  public:
    strstreambuf() : strstreambuf(0) {}
    explicit strstreambuf(streamsize alsize_arg);
    strstreambuf(void* (*palloc_arg)(size_t), void (*pfree_arg)(void*));
    strstreambuf(char* gnext_arg, streamsize n, char* pbeg_arg = nullptr);
    strstreambuf(const char* gnext_arg, streamsize n);
 
    strstreambuf(signed char* gnext_arg, streamsize n,
                 signed char* pbeg_arg = nullptr);
    strstreambuf(const signed char* gnext_arg, streamsize n);
    strstreambuf(unsigned char* gnext_arg, streamsize n,
                 unsigned char* pbeg_arg = nullptr);
    strstreambuf(const unsigned char* gnext_arg, streamsize n);
 
    virtual ~strstreambuf();
 
    void  freeze(bool freezefl = true);
    char* str();
    int   pcount();
 
  protected:
    int_type overflow (int_type c = EOF) override;
    int_type pbackfail(int_type c = EOF) override;
    int_type underflow() 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;
    streambuf* setbuf(char* s, streamsize n) override;
 
  private:
    using strstate = /*bitmask type*/;  // exposition only
    static const strstate allocated;    // exposition only
    static const strstate constant;     // exposition only
    static const strstate dynamic;      // exposition only
    static const strstate frozen;       // exposition only
    strstate strmode;                   // exposition only
    streamsize alsize;                  // exposition only
    void* (*palloc)(size_t);            // exposition only
    void (*pfree)(void*);               // exposition only
  };
}

Class std::istrstream

namespace std {
  class istrstream : public basic_istream<char> {
  public:
    explicit istrstream(const char* s);
    explicit istrstream(char* s);
    istrstream(const char* s, streamsize n);
    istrstream(char* s, streamsize n);
    virtual ~istrstream();
 
    strstreambuf* rdbuf() const;
    char* str();
  private:
    strstreambuf sb;            // exposition only
  };
}

Class std::ostrstream

namespace std {
  class ostrstream : public basic_ostream<char> {
  public:
    ostrstream();
    ostrstream(char* s, int n, ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::out);
    virtual ~ostrstream();
 
    strstreambuf* rdbuf() const;
    void freeze(bool freezefl = true);
    char* str();
    int pcount() const;
  private:
    strstreambuf sb;            // exposition only
  };
}

Class std::strstream

namespace std {
  class strstream
    : public basic_iostream<char> {
  public:
    // types
    using char_type = char;
    using int_type  = char_traits<char>::int_type;
    using pos_type  = char_traits<char>::pos_type;
    using off_type  = char_traits<char>::off_type;
 
    // constructors/destructor
    strstream();
    strstream(char* s, int n,
              ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
    virtual ~strstream();
 
    // members
    strstreambuf* rdbuf() const;
    void freeze(bool freezefl = true);
    int pcount() const;
    char* str();
 
  private:
    strstreambuf sb;            // exposition only
  };
}