std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>::pubseekpos, std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>::seekpos

 

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Public member functions basic_streambuf::~basic_streambuf      Locales basic_streambuf::pubimbue basic_streambuf::getloc Positioning basic_streambuf::pubsetbuf basic_streambuf::pubseekoff basic_streambuf::pubseekpos basic_streambuf::pubsync Get area basic_streambuf::in_avail basic_streambuf::snextc basic_streambuf::sbumpc basic_streambuf::sgetc basic_streambuf::sgetn Put area basic_streambuf::sputc basic_streambuf::sputn Putback basic_streambuf::sputbackc basic_streambuf::sungetc

Protected member functions basic_streambuf::basic_streambuf basic_streambuf::operator= (C++11) basic_streambuf::swap (C++11) Locales basic_streambuf::imbue Positioning basic_streambuf::setbuf basic_streambuf::seekoff basic_streambuf::seekpos basic_streambuf::sync Get area basic_streambuf::showmanyc basic_streambuf::underflow basic_streambuf::uflow basic_streambuf::xsgetn basic_streambuf::ebackbasic_streambuf::gptrbasic_streambuf::egptr basic_streambuf::gbump basic_streambuf::setg Put area basic_streambuf::xsputn basic_streambuf::overflow basic_streambuf::pbasebasic_streambuf::pptrbasic_streambuf::epptr basic_streambuf::pbump basic_streambuf::setp Putback basic_streambuf::pbackfail

 

pos_type pubseekpos( pos_type pos,                      std::ios_base::openmode which = std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );	(1)
protected: virtual pos_type seekpos( pos_type pos,                           std::ios_base::openmode which = std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );	(2)

Sets the position indicator of the input and/or output sequence to an absolute position.

1) Calls seekpos(pos, which) of the most derived class.

2) The base class version of this function has no effect. The derived classes may override this function to allow absolute positioning of the position indicator.

Parameters

pos	-	absolute position to set the position indicator to
which	-	defines which of the input and/or output sequences to affect. It can be one or a combination of the following constants: Constant Explanation in affect the input sequence out affect the output sequence

Return value

1) The return value of seekpos(pos, which).

2) The resulting absolute position as defined by the position indicator. The base class version returns pos_type(off_type(-1)).

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 55	C++98	the base class version of seekpos returned an undefined invalid stream position	returns pos_type(off_type(-1))

See also

pubseekoff	invokes seekoff() (public member function)
seekpos [virtual]	repositions the file position, using absolute addressing (virtual protected member function of std::basic_filebuf<CharT,Traits>)
seekpos [virtual]	repositions the next pointer in the input sequence, output sequence, or both using absolute addressing (virtual protected member function of std::basic_stringbuf<CharT,Traits,Allocator>)
seekpos [virtual]	repositions the next pointer in the input sequence, output sequence, or both using absolute addressing (virtual protected member function of std::strstreambuf)