std::filebuf (3) Linux Manual Page
std::basic_filebuf – std::basic_filebuf
Synopsis
Defined in header <fstream>
template<
class CharT,
class Traits = std::char_traits<CharT>
> class basic_filebuf : public std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>
std::basic_filebuf is a std::basic_streambuf whose associated character sequence is a file. Both the input sequence and the output sequence are associated with the same file, and a joint file position is maintained for both operations.
The functions underflow() and overflow()/sync() perform the actual I/O between the file and the get and put areas of the buffer. When CharT is not char, most implementations store multibyte characters in the file and a std::codecvt facet is used to perform wide/multibyte character conversion.
Two specializations for common character types are also defined:
Defined in header <streambuf>
Type Definition
filebuf basic_filebuf<char>
wfilebuf basic_filebuf<wchar_t>
Member types
Member type Definition
char_type CharT
traits_type Traits; the program is ill-formed if Traits::char_type is not CharT.
int_type Traits::int_type
pos_type Traits::pos_type which is required to be std::fpos<Traits::state_type>
off_type Traits::off_type
Member functions
Public member functions
constructor (public member function)
operator= assigns a basic_filebuf object
(C++11)
swap swaps two basic_filebuf objects
(C++11)
destructor destructs a basic_filebuf object and closes the file if it is open
[virtual]
is_open (public member function)
open (public member function)
close (public member function)
Protected member functions
showmanyc optionally provides the number of characters available for input from the file
[virtual]
underflow reads from the associated file
[virtual]
uflow reads from the associated file and advances the next pointer in the get area
[virtual]
pbackfail backs out the input sequence to unget a character, not affecting the associated file
[virtual]
overflow writes characters to the associated file from the put area
[virtual]
setbuf provides user-supplied buffer or turns this filebuf unbuffered
[virtual]
seekoff repositions the file position, using relative addressing
[virtual]
seekpos repositions the file position, using absolute addressing
[virtual]
sync writes characters to the associated file from the put area
[virtual]
imbue changes the associated locale
[virtual]
Non-member functions
std::swap(std::basic_filebuf) specializes the std::swap algorithm
(C++11)
Inherited from std::basic_streambuf
Member types
Member type Definition
char_type CharT
traits_type Traits; the program is ill-formed if Traits::char_type is not CharT.
int_type Traits::int_type
pos_type Traits::pos_type
off_type Traits::off_type
Member functions
destructor destructs the basic_streambuf object
[virtual]
Locales
pubimbue (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
getloc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
Positioning
pubsetbuf (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
pubseekoff (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
pubseekpos (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
pubsync (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
Get area
in_avail (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
snextc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
sbumpc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
stossc advances the input sequence as if by calling sbumpc() and discarding the result
(deprecated in C++98)
(removed in C++17)
sgetc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
sgetn (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
Put area
sputc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
sputn (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
Putback
sputbackc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
sungetc (public member function of std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>)
Protected member functions
constructor (protected member function)
operator= replaces a basic_streambuf object
(C++11)
swap swaps two basic_streambuf objects
(C++11)
Locales
imbue changes the associated locale
[virtual]
Positioning
setbuf replaces the buffer with user-defined array, if permitted
[virtual]
seekoff repositions the next pointer in the input sequence, output sequence, or both, using relative addressing
[virtual]
seekpos repositions the next pointer in the input sequence, output sequence, or both using absolute addressing
[virtual]
sync synchronizes the buffers with the associated character sequence
[virtual]
Get area
showmanyc obtains the number of characters available for input in the associated input sequence, if known
[virtual]
underflow reads characters from the associated input sequence to the get area
[virtual]
uflow reads characters from the associated input sequence to the get area and advances the next pointer
[virtual]
xsgetn reads multiple characters from the input sequence
[virtual]
eback returns a pointer to the beginning, current character and the end of the get area
gptr (protected member function)
egptr
gbump (protected member function)
setg (protected member function)
Put area
xsputn writes multiple characters to the output sequence
[virtual]
overflow writes characters to the associated output sequence from the put area
[virtual]
pbase returns a pointer to the beginning, current character and the end of the put area
pptr (protected member function)
epptr
pbump (protected member function)
setp (protected member function)
Putback
pbackfail puts a character back into the input sequence, possibly modifying the input sequence
[virtual]
