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  27   Input/output library                 [lib.input.output]

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1 This clause describes components that C++ programs may use to  perform
  input/output operations.

2 The  following subclauses describe requirements for stream parameters,
  and components  for  forward  declarations  of  iostreams,  predefined
  iostreams  objects,  base  iostreams classes, stream buffering, stream
  formatting and manipulators, string streams, and file streams, as sum­
  marized in Table 1:

                  Table 1--Input/output library summary

    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                    Subclause                        Header(s)  |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.iostreams.requirements_ Requirements                       |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.iostream.forward_ Forward declarations         <iosfwd>    |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.iostream.objects_ Standard iostream objects    <iostream>  |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.iostreams.base_ Iostreams base classes         <ios>       |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.stream.buffers_ Stream buffers                 <streambuf> |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                    <istream>   |
    |_lib.iostream.format_ Formatting and manipulators   <ostream>   |
    |                                                    <iomanip>   |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |_lib.string.streams_ String streams                 <sstream>   |
    |                                                    <cstdlib>   |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+
    |                                                    <fstream>   |
    |_lib.file.streams_ File streams                     <cstdio>    |
    |                                                    <cwchar>    |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------+

  27.1  Iostreams requirements              [lib.iostreams.requirements]

  27.1.1  Definitions                        [lib.iostreams.definitions]

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 1                -------+
  Move these to an Annex containing a Glossary of terms
  +-------                  END BOX 1                 -------+

1 Additional definitions:

  --character In this clause, the term ``character'' means any unit ele­
    ment which, treated sequentially, can represent text.  The term does
    not only mean char and wchar_t type objects, but any value which can
    be represented by a type which provides the definitions specified in
    (_lib.string.char.traits_).

  --character  container  type  Character container type is a class or a
    type used to represent a character.  It is used for one of the  tem­
    plate  parameters of the iostream class templates.  A character con­
    tainer class shall have a trivial constructor and destructor  and  a
    copy  constructor  and  copy  assignment operator that preserves its
    value and semantics.

  --iostream class templates The iostream class templates are  templates
    defined  in  this clause that take two template arguments: charT and
    traits.  The argument charT is a character container class, and  the
    argument traits is a structure which defines additional characteris­
    tics and functions of the character type represented by charT neces­
    sary to implement the iostream class templates.

  --narrow-oriented   iostream   classes  The  narrow-oriented  iostream
    classes are the instantiations of the iostream  class  templates  on
    the  character  container  class  char  and the default value of the
    traits parameter.  The traditional iostream classes are regarded  as
    the  narrow-oriented iostream classes (_lib.narrow.stream.objects_).

  --wide-oriented iostream classes The  wide-oriented  iostream  classes
    are  the instantiations of the iostream class templates on the char­
    acter container class wchar_t and the default value  of  the  traits
    parameter.  (_lib.wide.stream.objects_).

  --repositional streams and arbitrary-positional streams A repositional
    stream, can seek to only the position where  we  previously  encoun­
    tered.   On  the other hand, an arbitrary-positional stream can seek
    to any integral position within the length  of  the  stream.   Every
    arbitrary-positional stream is repositional.

  27.1.2  Type requirements                  [lib.iostreams.type.reqmts]

1 There  are  several  types  and  functions needed for implementing the
  iostream class templates.  Some of these types and functions depend on
  the  definition  of  the  character container type.  The collection of
  these functions describes the behavior which the implementation of the
  iostream class templates expects to the character container class.

  27.1.2.1  Type CHAR_T                           [lib.iostreams.char.t]

1 Those C++ programs that provide a character container type as the tem­
  plate parameter have to provide all of these functions as well as  the
  container  class  itself.   The  collection  of these functions can be
  regarded as the collection of the common definitions for the implemen­
  tation of the character container class.

2 No  special  definition/declaration  is provided here.  The base class
  (or  struct),  string_char_traits  provides  the  definitions   common
  between the string class templates and the iostream class templates.

3 Convertible to type INT_T.

  27.1.2.2  Type INT_T                             [lib.iostreams.int.t]

1 Another  character  container  type which can also hold an end-of-file
  value.  It is used as the return type of some of  the  iostream  class
  member functions.  If CHAR_T is either char or wchar_t, INT_T shall be
  int or wint_t, respectively.

  27.1.2.3  Type OFF_T                             [lib.iostreams.off.t]

1 A  type  that can represent offsets to positional information.1) It is
  used to represent:

  --a signed displacement, measured  in  characters,  from  a  specified
    position within a sequence.

  --an absolute position within a sequence.

2 The value OFF_T(-1) can be used as an error indicator.

3 The  effect of passing to any function defined in this clause an OFF_T
  value not obtained from a function defined in this clause  (for  exam­
  ple, assigned an arbitrary integer), is undefined, except where other­
  wise noted.

4 Convertible to type POS_T.2) But no validity of  the  resulting  POS_T
  value is ensured, whether or not the OFF_T value is valid.

  27.1.2.4  Type POS_T                             [lib.iostreams.pos.t]

1 An  implementation-defined type for seek operations which describes an
  object that can store all the information necessary to  reposition  to
  the position.

2 The  type POS_T describes an object that can store all the information
  necessary to restore  an  arbitrary  sequence  to  a  previous  stream
  _________________________
  1) It is usually a synonym for one if the signed basic integral  types
  whose representation at least as many bits as type long.
  2) An implementation may use the same type for both OFF_T and POS_T.

  position and conversion state.3)

3 With  a stream buffer for a repositional stream (but not an arbitrary-
  positional stream), a C++ program can either obtain the current  posi­
  tion of the stream buffer or specify a position previously obtained.

4 A  class  or  built-in type P satisfies the requirements of a position
  type, and a class or built-in type O satisfies the requirements of  an
  offset  type if the following expressions are valid, as shown in Table
  2.

  27.1.2.5  Type SZ_T                               [lib.iostreams.sz.t]
  A type that represents one of the signed basic integral types.  It  is
  used to represent the number of characters transferred in an I/O oper­
  ation, or the size of I/O buffers.

  27.1.2.6  Type STATE_T                         [lib.iostreams.state.t]
  STATE_T is an implementation-defined value-oriented  type.   It  holds
  the   conversion   state,   and   is   compatible  with  the  function
  locale::codecvt().

1 In the following table,

  --P refers to type POS_T,

  --p and q refer to an values of type POS_T,

  --O refers to type OFF_T,

  --o refers to a value of type OFF_T, and

  --i refers to a value of type int.

  _________________________
  3)  The  conversion state is used for sequences that translate between
  wide-character and generalized multibyte  encoding,  as  described  in
  Amendment 1 to the C Standard.

                    Table 2--Position type requirements

  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |expression       return type           operational                assertion/note         |
  |                                        semantics               pre/post-condition       |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |P(i)                                                      p == P(i)                      |
  |                                                          note: a destructor is assumed. |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |P p(i);                                                                                  |
  |P p = i;                                                  post: p == P(i).               |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |P(o)         POS_T                 converts from offset                                  |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |O(p)         OFF_T                 converts to offset     P(O(p)) == p                   |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |p == q       convertible to bool                          == is an equivalence relation  |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |p != q       convertible to bool   !(p==q)                                               |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |q = p + o    POS_T                 + offset               q-o == p                       |
  |p += o                                                                                   |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |q = p - o    POS_T                 - offset               q+o == p                       |
  |p -= o                                                                                   |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |o = p - q    OFF_T                 distance               q+o == p                       |
  +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

2 The behavior of the stream after restoring the position with  a  POS_T
  value modified using any other arithmetic operations is undefined.

3 The   stream   operations  whose  return  type  is  POS_T  may  return
  POS_T(OFF_T(-1)) as an invalid POS_T value to signal an error.

4 The conversion POS_T(OFF_T(-1)) constructs the  invalid  POS_T  value,
  which is available only for comparing to the return value of such mem­
  ber functions.

  27.2  Forward declarations                      [lib.iostream.forward]

  Header <iosfwd> synopsis

  namespace std {
    template<class charT> class basic_ios;
    template<class charT> class basic_istream;
    template<class charT> class basic_ostream;

    typedef basic_ios<char>     ios;
    typedef basic_ios<wchar_t> wios;

    typedef basic_istream<char>     istream;
    typedef basic_istream<wchar_t> wistream;

    typedef basic_ostream<char>     ostream;
    typedef basic_ostream<wchar_t> wostream;
  }

1 The template class basic_ios<charT,traits> serves as a base class  for
  the          classes          basic_istream<charT,traits>          and
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>.

2 The class ios is an instance of the template class basic_ios, special­
  ized by the type char.

3 The  class  wios is a version of the template class basic_ios special­
  ized by the type wchar_t.

  27.3  Standard iostream objects                 [lib.iostream.objects]

  Header <iostream> synopsis

  namespace std {
    extern istream cin;
    extern ostream cout;
    extern ostream cerr;
    extern ostream clog;

    extern wistream wcin;
    extern wostream wcout;
    extern wostream wcerr;
    extern wostream wclog;
  }

1 The header <iostream> declares objects that associate objects with the
  standard  C streams provided for by the functions declared in <cstdio>
  (_lib.c.files_).

2 Mixing operations on corresponding wide- and narrow-character  streams
  follows  the  same  semantics  as  mixing such operations on FILEs, as
  specified in Amendment 1 of the ISO C standard.

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 2                -------+
  ISSUE: These objects need to be constructed  and  associations  estab­
  lished before dynamic initialization of file scope variables is begun.

  +-------                  END BOX 2                 -------+

  The objects are constructed, and the associations are established, the
  first  time  an  object of class basic_ios<charT,traits>::Init is con­
  structed.  The objects are not destroyed during program execution.4)

  27.3.1  Narrow stream objects              [lib.narrow.stream.objects]

  istream cin;

1 The object cin controls input from an unbuffered stream buffer associ­
  ated with the object stdin, declared in <cstdio>.

2 After the object cin is initialized, cin.tie() returns &cout.

  ostream cout;

3 The object cout controls output to an unbuffered stream buffer associ­
  ated with the object stdout, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

  ostream cerr;

4 The object cerr controls output to an unbuffered stream buffer associ­
  ated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

5 After  the  object  cerr  is  initialized,  cerr.flags()  & unitbuf is
  nonzero.

  ostream clog;

6 The object clog controls output to a stream buffer associated with the
  object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 3                -------+
  ISSUE: The destination of clog ought to be implementation defined.
  +-------                  END BOX 3                 -------+

  _________________________
  4) Constructors and destructors for static objects  can  access  these
  objects  to read input from stdin or write output to stdout or stderr.

  27.3.2  Wide stream objects                  [lib.wide.stream.objects]

  wistream wcin;

1 The  object wcin controls input from an unbuffered stream buffer asso­
  ciated with the object stdin, declared in <cstdio>.

2 After the object wcin is initialized, wcin.tie() returns &wcout.

  wostream wcout;

3 The object wcout controls output to an unbuffered stream buffer  asso­
  ciated with the object stdout, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

  wostream wcerr;

4 The  object wcerr controls output to an unbuffered stream buffer asso­
  ciated with the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

5 After the object wcerr is  initialized,  wcerr.flags()  &  unitbuf  is
  nonzero.

  wostream wclog;

6 The  object  wclog  controls output to a stream buffer associated with
  the object stderr, declared in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 4                -------+
  ISSUE: The destination of wclog ought to be implementation defined.
  +-------                  END BOX 4                 -------+

  27.4  Iostreams base classes                      [lib.iostreams.base]

  Header <ios> synopsis

  #include <exception>    // for exception

  namespace std {
    typedef OFF_T  streamoff;
    typedef SZ_T streamsize;

    template <class charT> struct ios_traits<charT>;
    struct ios_traits<char>;
    struct ios_traits<wchar_t>;

    class ios_base;
    template<class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_ios;
    typedef basic_ios<char>     ios;
    typedef basic_ios<wchar_t> wios;
  // _lib.std.ios.manip_, manipulators:
    ios_base& boolalpha  (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& noboolalpha(ios_base& str);
    ios_base& showbase   (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& noshowbase (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& showpoint  (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& noshowpoint(ios_base& str);
    ios_base& showpos    (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& noshowpos  (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& skipws     (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& noskipws   (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& uppercase  (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& nouppercase(ios_base& str);
  // _lib.adjustfield.manip_ adjustfield:
    ios_base& internal   (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& left       (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& right      (ios_base& str);
  // _lib.basefield.manip_ basefield:
    ios_base& dec        (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& hex        (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& oct        (ios_base& str);
  // _lib.floatfield.manip_ floatfield:
    ios_base& fixed      (ios_base& str);
    ios_base& scientific (ios_base& str);
  }

  27.4.1  Types                                       [lib.stream.types]

  typedef OFF_T wstreamoff;

1 The type wstreamoff is an implementation-defined type  that  satisfies
  the requirements of type OFF_T (_lib.iostreams.off.t_).

  typedef POS_T wstreampos;

2 The  type  wstreampos is an implementation-defined type that satisfies
  the requirements of type POS_T (_lib.iostreams.pos.t_).

  typedef INT_T streamsize;

3 The type streamsize is a synonym for one of the signed basic  integral
  types.   It  is used to represent the number of characters transferred
  in an I/O operation, or the size of I/O buffers.5)

  27.4.2  Template struct ios_traits                    [lib.ios.traits]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT> struct ios_traits<charT> {
    // _lib.ios.traits.types_ Types:
      typedef charT char_type;
      typedef INT_T int_type;
      typedef POS_T pos_type;
      typedef OFF_T off_type;
      typedef STATE_T state_type;
    // _lib.ios.traits.values_ values:
      static char_type  eos();
      static int_type   eof();
      static int_type   not_eof(char_type c);
      static char_type  newline();
      static size_t     length(const char_type* s);
    // _lib.ios.traits.tests_ tests:
      static bool       eq_char_type(char_type, char_type);
      static bool       eq_int_type (int_type, int_type);
      static bool       is_eof(int_type);
      static bool       is_whitespace(int_type c, const ctype<char_type> &ct);

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 5                -------+
  X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 changed the argument type  of  is_whitespace
  from  char_type to int_type.  This appears to be inconsistent with the
  locale functions that actually  test  for  whitespace  which  work  on
  char_type values.
  +-------                  END BOX 5                 -------+

    // _lib.ios.traits.convert_ conversions:
      static char_type  to_char_type(int_type);
      static int_type   to_int_type (char_type);
      static char_type* copy(char_type* dst, const char_type* src, size_t n) ;
      static state_type get_state(pos_type pos);
      static pos_type   get_pos  (streampos fpos, state_type state);
    };
  }
  _________________________
  5) streamsize is used in most places where ISO  C  would  use  size_t.
  Most  of  the  uses  of  streamsize  could  use size_t, except for the
  strstreambuf constructors, which require negative values.   It  should
  probably  be  the  signed  type corresponding to size_t (which is what
  Posix.2 calls ssize_t).

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 6                -------+
  Issue:  The  newline()  member  needs  to depend on a ctype<char_type>
  parameter, just as does is_whitespace().

  Type streampos has been moved to Annex D as  per  Monterey  resolution
  35.   That  resolution  did not say what to do with the functions that
  use streampos as an argument type, so they are left here.
  +-------                  END BOX 6                 -------+

1 The template struct ios_traits<charT> is a traits  class  which  main­
  tains  the  definitions of the types and functions necessary to imple­
  ment the iostream class templates.  The template parameter charT  rep­
  resents the character container type and each specialized version pro­
  vides the default definitions corresponding to the specialized charac­
  ter container type.

2 An  implementation  shall  provide the following two instantiations of
  ios_traits:
  struct ios_traits<char>;
  struct ios_traits<wchar_t>;

  27.4.2.1  ios_traits value functions           [lib.ios.traits.values]

  char_type eos();

  Returns:
    The null character which is used for the terminator of  null  termi­
    nated  character strings.  The default constructor for the character
    container type provides the value.

  int_type eof();

  Returns:
    an int_type value which represents the end-of-file.  It is  returned
    by  several  functions  to indicate end-of-file state (no more input
    from an input sequence or no more  output  permitted  to  an  output
    sequence), or to indicate an invalid return value.

  int_type not_eof(char_type c);

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 7                -------+
  Change: X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 caused a change in the argument type
  of not_eof from char_type to int_type.  It also caused the addition of
  the  description below.  But The description talks about widening, and
  that would only make sense if the argument type remains char_type.
  +-------                  END BOX 7                 -------+

  Returns:
    For specializations on type char widens the char to int_type without
    sign extending and returns the result.  For other types, it performs
    an implementation defined conversion.
  Notes:
    It is used in basic_streambuf<charT,traits>::overflow().

  char_type newline();

  Returns:
    a character value which represent the newline character of the basic
    character set.
  Notes:
    It      appears      as      the      default      parameter      of
    basic_istream<charT,traits>::getline().

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 8                -------+
  Issue: The newline() member needs  to  depend  on  a  ctype<char_type>
  parameter,  just as does is_whitespace().  As such, we should overload
  getline() with and without the parameter so that the caller  need  not
  obtain a ctype<char_type> reference to pass to getline().
  +-------                  END BOX 8                 -------+

  size_t length(const char_type* s);

  Effects:
    Determines  the length of a null terminated character string pointed
    to by s.

  27.4.2.2  ios_traits test functions             [lib.ios.traits.tests]

  bool eq_char_type(char_type c1, char_type c2);

  Returns:
    true if c1 and c2 represent the same character.

  bool eq_int_type(int_type c1, int_type c2);

  Returns:
    true if c1 and c2 represent the same character.

  bool is_eof(int_type c);

  Returns:
    true if c represents the end-of-file.

  bool is_whitespace(int_type c, const ctype<char_type>& ct);

  Returns:
    true if c represents a whitespace character.  The default definition
    is as if it returns ct.isspace(c).  (See also _lib.istream.prefix_)

  +-------                 BEGIN BOX 9                -------+
  X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749  causes  a  change  in  the  type  of c from
  char_type to int_type.  This means that c needs to be  converted  from
  int_type to char_type.
  +-------                  END BOX 9                 -------+

  27.4.2.3  ios_traits conversion               [lib.ios.traits.convert]
       functions

  char_type to_char_type(int_type c);

  Returns:
    Converts a valid character value represented in the int_type to  the
    corresponding  char_type  value.  If c is the end-of-file value, the
    return value is unspecified.

  int_type to_int_type(char_type c);

  Returns:
    Converts a valid character value represented in the char_type to the
    corresponding int_type value.

  char_type* copy(char_type* dest, const char_type* src, size_t n);

  Effects:
    Copies  n  characters  from  the  object  pointed to by src into the
    object pointed to by dest.  If copying takes place  between  objects
    that overlap, the behavior is undefined.
  Returns:
    dst

  state_type get_state(pos_type pos);

  Returns:
    0.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 10                -------+
  To be specified.
  +-------                 END BOX 10                 -------+

  pos_type get_pos(streampos fpos, state_type state);

  Returns:
    pos_type(pos).

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 11                -------+
  To be specified.

  Type  streampos  has  been moved to Annex D as per Monterey resolution
  35.  That resolution did not say what to do with  the  functions  that
  use streampos as an argument type, so they are left here.
  +-------                 END BOX 11                 -------+

  27.4.3  Class ios_base                                  [lib.ios.base]
  namespace std {
    class ios_base {
    public:
      class failure;
      typedef T1 fmtflags;
      static const fmtflags boolalpha;
      static const fmtflags dec;
      static const fmtflags fixed;
      static const fmtflags hex;
      static const fmtflags internal;
      static const fmtflags left;
      static const fmtflags oct;
      static const fmtflags right;
      static const fmtflags scientific;
      static const fmtflags showbase;
      static const fmtflags showpoint;
      static const fmtflags showpos;
      static const fmtflags skipws;
      static const fmtflags unitbuf;
      static const fmtflags uppercase;
      static const fmtflags adjustfield;
      static const fmtflags basefield;
      static const fmtflags floatfield;
      typedef T2 iostate;
      static const iostate badbit;
      static const iostate eofbit;
      static const iostate failbit;
      static const iostate goodbit;
      typedef T3 openmode;
      static const openmode app;
      static const openmode ate;
      static const openmode binary;
      static const openmode in;
      static const openmode out;
      static const openmode trunc;

      typedef T4 seekdir;
      static const seekdir beg;
      static const seekdir cur;
      static const seekdir end;
      class Init;
    // _lib.iostate.flags_ iostate flags:
      iostate exceptions() const;
      void exceptions(iostate except);
    // _lib.fmtflags.state_ fmtflags state:
      fmtflags flags() const;
      fmtflags flags(fmtflags fmtfl);
      fmtflags setf(fmtflags fmtfl);
      fmtflags setf(fmtflags fmtfl, fmtflags mask);
      void unsetf(fmtflags mask);
      streamsize precision() const;
      streamsize precision(streamsize prec);
      streamsize width() const;
      streamsize width(streamsize wide);
    // _lib.ios.base.locales_ locales:
      locale imbue(const locale& loc);
      locale getloc() const;
    // _lib.ios.base.storage_ storage:
      static int xalloc();
      long&  iword(int index);
      void*& pword(int index);
    protected:
      ios_base();
    private:
  //  static int index;  exposition only
  //  long* iarray;      exposition only
  //  void** parray;     exposition only
    };
  }

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 12                -------+
  Editorial proposal: Add the following declarations:
    // _lib.iostate.flags_ iostate flags:
      operator bool() const
      bool operator!() const
      iostate rdstate() const;
      void clear(iostate state = goodbit);
      void setstate(iostate state);
      bool good() const;
      bool eof()  const;
      bool fail() const;
      bool bad()  const;
      ios_base& copyfmt(const ios_base& rhs);
  Note  that  there  will  still be a version of copyfmt() specified for
  basic_ios.  The task of ``copying the state'' can be  divided  between
  these  two  functions: ios_base::copyfmt() copies the current state of
  the fmtflags, while basic_ios::copyfmt() copies the  tie()  state  (if
  that is indeed what is involved in copying the format).
  +-------                 END BOX 12                 -------+

1 ios_base defines several member types:

  --a class failure derived from exception;

  --a class Init;

  --three bitmask types, fmtflags, iostate, and openmode;

  --an enumerated type, seekdir.

2 It maintains several kinds of data:

  --state information that reflects the integrity of the stream buffer;

  --control  information that influences how to interpret (format) input
    sequences and how to generate (format) output sequences;

  --additional information that is stored by the program for its private
    use.

3 [Note:  For  the  sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented
  here as:

  --static int index, specifies the next available unique index for  the
    integer or pointer arrays maintained for the private use of the pro­
    gram, initialized to an unspecified value;

  --long* iarray, points to the first  element  of  an  arbitrary-length
    long array maintained for the private use of the program;

  --void**  parray,  points  to the first element of an arbitrary-length
    pointer array maintained for the private use of the program.   --end
    note]

  27.4.3.1  Types                                        [lib.ios.types]

  27.4.3.1.1  Class ios_base::failure                 [lib.ios::failure]

  namespace std {
    class ios_base::failure : public exception {
    public:
      explicit failure(const string& msg);
      virtual ~failure();
      virtual const char* what() const;
    };
  }

1 The  class failure defines the base class for the types of all objects
  thrown as exceptions, by functions in the iostreams library, to report
  errors detected during stream buffer operations.

  explicit failure(const string& msg);

  Effects:
    Constructs  an  object of class failure, initializing the base class
    with exception(msg).
  Postcondition:
    what() == msg.str()

  const char* what() const;

  Returns:
    The message msg with which the exception was created.

  27.4.3.1.2  Type ios_base::fmtflags                [lib.ios::fmtflags]

  typedef T1 fmtflags;

1 The type fmtflags is a bitmask  type  (_lib.bitmask.types_).   Setting
  its elements has the effects indicated in Table 3:

                        Table 3--fmtflags effects

       +-----------------------------------------------------------+
       | Element                   Effect(s) if set                |
       +-----------------------------------------------------------+
       |boolalpha    insert  and  extract  bool type in alphabetic |
       |             format                                        |
       |dec          converts integer input or  generates  integer |
       |             output in decimal base                        |
       |fixed        generate floating-point output in fixed-point |
       |             notation;                                     |
       |hex          converts integer input or  generates  integer |
       |             output in hexadecimal base;                   |
       |internal     adds fill characters at a designated internal |
       |             point in certain generated output;            |
       |left         adds fill characters on the right (final  po­ |
       |             sitions) of certain generated output;         |
       |oct          converts  integer  input or generates integer |
       |             output in octal base;                         |
       |right        adds fill characters on the left (initial po­ |
       |             sitions) of certain generated output;         |
       |scientific   generates floating-point output in scientific |
       |             notation;                                     |
       |showbase     generates a  prefix  indicating  the  numeric |
       |             base of generated integer output;             |
       |showpoint    generates  a decimal-point character uncondi­ |
       |             tionally in generated floating-point output;  |
       |showpos      generates a + sign in non-negative  generated |
       |             numeric output;                               |
       |skipws       skips  leading white space before certain in­ |
       |             put operations;                               |
       |unitbuf      flushes output after each output operation;   |
       |uppercase    replaces certain lowercase letters with their |
       |             uppercase equivalents in generated output.    |
       +-----------------------------------------------------------+

2 Type fmtflags also defines the constants indicated in Table 4:

                       Table 4--fmtflags constants

                 +--------------------------------------+
                 | Constant        Allowable values     |
                 +--------------------------------------+
                 |adjustfield   left | right | internal |
                 |basefield     dec | oct | hex         |
                 |floatfield    scientific | fixed      |
                 +--------------------------------------+

  27.4.3.1.3  Type ios_base::iostate                  [lib.ios::iostate]

  typedef T2 iostate;

1 The type iostate is a bitmask type (_lib.bitmask.types_) that contains
  the elements indicated in Table 5:

                         Table 5--iostate effects

        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |Element                 Effect(s) if set                |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |badbit    indicates a loss of integrity in an input  or |
        |          output  sequence  (such  as  an irrecoverable |
        |          read error from a file);                      |
        |eofbit    indicates that an input operation reached the |
        |          end of an input sequence;                     |
        |failbit   indicates  that  an input operation failed to |
        |          read the expected characters, or that an out­ |
        |          put  operation failed to generate the desired |
        |          characters.                                   |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+

2 Type iostate also defines the constant:

  --goodbit, the value zero.

  27.4.3.1.4  Type ios_base::openmode                [lib.ios::openmode]

  typedef T3 openmode;

1 The type openmode is a bitmask type  (_lib.bitmask.types_).   It  con­
  tains the elements indicated in Table 6:

                        Table 6--openmode effects

           +---------------------------------------------------+
           |Element               Effect(s) if set             |
           +---------------------------------------------------+
           |app       seek to end before each write            |
           |ate       open and seek to end immediately after   |
           |          opening                                  |
           |binary    perform input and output in binary mode  |
           |          (as opposed to text mode)                |
           |in        open for input                           |
           |out       open for output                          |
           |trunc     truncate an existing stream when opening |
           +---------------------------------------------------+

  27.4.3.1.5  Type ios_base::seekdir                  [lib.ios::seekdir]

  typedef T4 seekdir;

1 The type seekdir is an enumerated type  (_lib.enumerated.types_)  that
  contains the elements indicated in Table 7:

                         Table 7--seekdir effects

       +----------------------------------------------------------+
       |Element                       Meaning                     |
       +----------------------------------------------------------+
       |beg       request a seek (for subsequent input or output) |
       |          relative to the beginning of the stream         |
       |cur       request a seek relative to the current position |
       |          within the sequence                             |
       |end       request a seek relative to the current end of   |
       |          the sequence                                    |
       +----------------------------------------------------------+

  27.4.3.1.6  Class ios_base::Init                       [lib.ios::Init]

  namespace std {
    class ios_base::Init {
    public:
      Init();
     ~Init();
    private:
  //  static int init_cnt;  exposition only
    };
  }

1 The class Init describes an object whose construction ensures the con­
  struction    of    the    eight   objects   declared   in   <iostream>
  (_lib.iostream.objects_) that associate file stream buffers  with  the
  standard  C streams provided for by the functions declared in <cstdio>
  (_lib.c.files_).

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 13                -------+
  For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

  --static int init_cnt, counts the number of constructor and destructor
    calls for class Init, initialized to zero.
  +-------                 END BOX 13                 -------+

  Init();

  Effects:
    Constructs  an object of class Init.  If init_cnt is zero, the func­
    tion stores the value one in init_cnt, then constructs and  initial­
    izes      the      objects      cin,      cout,      cerr,      clog
    (_lib.narrow.stream.objects_),  wcin,  wcout,   wcerr,   and   wclog
    (_lib.wide.stream.objects_).   In  any  case, the function then adds
    one to the value stored in init_cnt.

  ~Init();

  Effects:
    Destroys an object of class Init.  The function subtracts  one  from
    the  value  stored in init_cnt and, if the resulting stored value is
    one, calls cout.flush(), cerr.flush(), clog.flush(),  wcout.flush(),
    wcerr.flush(), wclog.flush().

  27.4.3.2  ios_base fmtflags state functions       [lib.fmtflags.state]

  fmtflags flags() const;

  Returns:
    The format control information for both input and output.

  fmtflags flags(fmtflags fmtfl);

  Postcondition:
    fmtfl == flags().
  Returns:
    The previous value of flags().

  fmtflags setf(fmtflags fmtfl);

  Effects:
    Sets fmtfl in flags().
  Returns:
    The previous value of flags().

  fmtflags setf(fmtflags fmtfl, fmtflags mask);

  Effects:
    Clears mask in flags(), sets fmtfl & mask in flags().
  Returns:
    The previous value of flags().

  void unsetf(fmtflags mask);

  Effects:
    Clears mask in flags().

  streamsize precision() const;

  Returns:
    The precision (number of digits after the decimal point) to generate
    on certain output conversions.

  streamsize precision(streamsize prec);

  Postcondition:
    prec == precision().
  Returns:
    The previous value of precision().

  streamsize width() const;

  Returns:
    The field width (number of characters) to generate on certain output
    conversions.

  streamsize width(streamsize wide);

  Postcondition:
    wide == width().
  Returns:
    The previous value of width().

  27.4.3.3  ios_base locale functions             [lib.ios.base.locales]

  locale imbue(const locale loc);

  Postcondition:
    loc == getloc().
  Returns:
    The previous value of getloc().

  locale getloc() const;

  Returns:
    The  classic  "C"  locale  if no locale has been imbued.  Otherwise,
    returns the locale in which to perform  locale-dependent  input  and
    output operations.

  27.4.3.4  ios_base storage functions            [lib.ios.base.storage]

  static int xalloc();

  Returns:
    index ++.

  long& iword(int idx);

  Effects:
    If  iarray is a null pointer, allocates an array of long of unspeci­
    fied size and stores a pointer to its first element in iarray.   The
    function then extends the array pointed at by iarray as necessary to
    include the element iarray[idx].  Each newly  allocated  element  of
    the array is initialized to zero.  The reference returned may become
    invalid after another call to the object's iword member with a  dif­
    ferent index, after a call to its copyfmt member, or when the object
    is destroyed.
  Returns:
    iarray[idx].

  _________________________
  6) An implementation is free  to  implement  both  the  integer  array
  pointed  at  by  iarray  and the pointer array pointed at by parray as
  sparse data structures, possibly with a one-element cache for each.

  void* & pword(int idx);

  Effects:
    If parray is a null pointer, allocates an array of pointers to  void
    of  unspecified  size  and  stores a pointer to its first element in
    parray.  The function then extends the array pointed at by parray as
    necessary  to include the element parray[idx].  Each newly allocated
    element of the array is initialized to a null pointer.   The  refer­
    ence  returned may become invalid after another call to the object's
    pword member with a different index, after call to its copyfmt  mem­
    ber, or when the object is destroyed.
  Returns:
    parray[idx].
  Notes:
    After  a subsequent call to pword(int) for the same object, the ear­
    lier return value may no longer be valid.

  27.4.3.5  ios_base constructors                    [lib.ios.base.cons]

  ios_base();

  Effects:
    The ios_base members are have an indeterminate value after construc­
    tion.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 14                -------+
  Change:  X3J16  95-0149  =  WG21 N0749 says that the initialization is
  unspecified, but "indeterminate value" seems  to  capture  the  intent
  more closely.
  +-------                 END BOX 14                 -------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 15                -------+
  ISSUE: The initialization of the value returned by getloc() remains an
  open issue, as described in  95-0026/N0626;  it  may  be  changed  to,
  locale(), the global locale in effect at the time of initialization.
  +-------                 END BOX 15                 -------+

  27.4.4  Template class basic_ios                             [lib.ios]
  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ios : public ios_base {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;

      operator bool() const
      bool operator!() const
      iostate rdstate() const;
      void clear(iostate state = goodbit);
      void setstate(iostate state);
      bool good() const;
      bool eof()  const;
      bool fail() const;
      bool bad()  const;
    // _lib.basic.ios.cons_ Constructor/destructor:
      explicit basic_ios(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
      virtual ~basic_ios();
    // _lib.basic.ios.members_ Members:
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie() const;
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie(basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tiestr);
      basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
      basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
      basic_ios& copyfmt(const basic_ios& rhs);
      int_type fill() const;
      int_type fill(int_type ch);
    // _lib.ios.base.locales_ locales:
      locale imbue(const locale& loc);
    protected:
      basic_ios();
      void init(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
    };
  }

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 16                -------+
  Editorial proposal: Move the following declarations to class ios_base:
    // _lib.iostate.flags_ iostate flags:
      operator bool() const
      bool operator!() const
      iostate rdstate() const;
      void clear(iostate state = goodbit);
      void setstate(iostate state);
      bool good() const;
      bool eof()  const;
      bool fail() const;
      bool bad()  const;
  +-------                 END BOX 16                 -------+

  27.4.4.1  basic_ios constructors                  [lib.basic.ios.cons]

  explicit basic_ios(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ios, assigning initial values to
    its member objects by calling init(sb).

  basic_ios();

  Effects:
    Constructs  an object of class basic_ios (_lib.ios.base.cons_) leav­
    ing its member objects uninitialized. The object must be initialized
    by  calling  its  init member function. If it is destroyed before it
    has been initialized the behavior is undefined.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 17                -------+
  TBS
  +-------                 END BOX 17                 -------+

  void init(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Postconditions:
    The postconditions of this function are indicated in Table 8:

                        Table 8--ios_base() effects

             +------------------------------------------------+
             |  Element                   Value               |
             +------------------------------------------------+
             |rdbuf()        sb                               |
             |tie()          0                                |
             |rdstate()      goodbit if  sb  is  not  a  null |
             |               pointer, otherwise badbit.       |
             |exceptions()   goodbit                          |
             |flags()        skipws | dec                     |
             |width()        zero                             |
             |precision()    6                                |
             |fill()         the space character              |
             |getloc()       locale::classic()                |
             |index          ???                              |
             |iarray         a null pointer                   |
             |parray         a null pointer                   |
             +------------------------------------------------+

  27.4.4.2  Member functions                     [lib.basic.ios.members]

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie() const;

  Returns:
    An  output  sequence  that  is  tied to (synchronized with) an input
    sequence controlled by the stream buffer.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tie(basic_ostream<charT,traits>* tiestr);

  Postcondition:
    tiestr == tie().
  Returns:
    The previous value of tie().

  basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

  Returns:
    A pointer to the streambuf associated with the stream.

  basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Postcondition:
    sb == rdbuf().
  Effects:
    Calls clear().

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 18                -------+
  Note: need to modify so as to describe the occurence of imbueing  get­
  loc()::codecvt into the argument stream buffer.
  +-------                 END BOX 18                 -------+

  Returns:
    The previous value of rdbuf().

    // _lib.ios.base.locales_ locales:
  locale imbue(const locale& loc);

  Effects:
    Calls    ios_base::imbue(loc)    (_lib.ios.base.locales_)   and   if
    rdbuf()!=0 then rdbuf()->pubimbue(loc) (_lib.streambuf.locales_).
  Returns:
    The prior value of ios_base::imbue().

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 19                -------+
  Change: X3J16 95-0149 = WG21 N0749  is  not  clear  about  the  return
  value.   Use  of the prior value is consistent with other functions in
  clause 27.
  +-------                 END BOX 19                 -------+

  int_type fill() const

  Returns:
    The character used to pad (fill) an output conversion to the  speci­
    fied field width.

  int_type fill(int_type fillch);

  Postcondition:
    &fillch == fill()
  Returns:
    The previous value of fill().

  basic_ios& copyfmt(const basic_ios& rhs);

  Effects:
    Assigns  to  the  member  objects  of *this the corresponding member
    objects of rhs, except that:

  --rdstate() and rdbuf() are left unchanged;

  --exceptions() is altered last by calling exception(rhs.except).

  --The contents of arrays pointed at by pword and iword are copied  not
    the pointers themselves.7)

1 If  any  newly  stored pointer values in *this point at objects stored
  outside the object rhs, and those objects are destroyed  when  rhs  is
  destroyed,  the  newly  stored  pointer values are altered to point at
  newly constructed copies of the objects.
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.4.4.3  basic_ios iostate flags functions        [lib.iostate.flags]

  operator bool() const

  Returns:
    !fail().

  bool operator!() const

  Returns:
    fail().

  iostate rdstate() const;

  Returns:
    The control state of the stream buffer.

  void clear(iostate state = goodbit) throw(failure);

  _________________________
  7) This suggests an infinite amount of copying, but the implementation
  can keep track of the maximum element of the arrays that is  non-zero.

  Postcondition:
    state == rdstate().
  Effects:
    If (rdstate() & exceptions()) == 0, returns.  Otherwise,  the  func­
    tion   throws   an   object   fail   of   class   basic_ios::failure
    (_lib.ios::failure_), constructed with implementation-defined  argu­
    ment values.

  void setstate(iostate state) throw(failure);

  Effects:
    Calls  clear(rdstate()  | state) (which may throw basic_ios::failure
    (_lib.ios::failure_)).

  bool good() const;

  Returns:
    rdstate() == 0

  bool eof() const;

  Returns:
    true if eofbit is set in rdstate().

  bool fail() const;

  Returns:
    true if failbit or badbit is set in rdstate().8)

  bool bad() const;

  Returns:
    true if badbit is set in rdstate().

  iostate exceptions() const;

  Returns:
    A mask that determines what elements set in rdstate()  cause  excep­
    tions to be thrown.

  void exceptions(iostate except);

  _________________________
  8) Checking badbit also for fail() is historical practice.

  Postcondition:
    except == exceptions().
  Effects:
    Calls clear(rdstate()).

  27.4.5  ios_base manipulators                      [lib.std.ios.manip]

  27.4.5.1  fmtflags manipulators                   [lib.fmtflags.manip]

  ios_base& boolalpha(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::boolalpha).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& noboolalpha(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::boolalpha).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& showbase(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::showbase).
  Returns:
    str.
  Notes:
    Does not affect any extractors.

  ios_base& noshowbase(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showbase).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& showpoint(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::showpoint).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& noshowpoint(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showpoint).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& showpos(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::showpos).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& noshowpos(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::showpos).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& skipws(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::skipws).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& noskipws(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::skipws).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& uppercase(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::uppercase).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& nouppercase(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.unsetf(ios_base::uppercase).
  Returns:
    str.

  27.4.5.2  adjustfield manipulators             [lib.adjustfield.manip]

  ios_base& internal(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::internal, ios_base::adjustfield).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& left(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::left, ios_base::adjustfield).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& right(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::right, ios_base::adjustfield).
  Returns:
    str.

  27.4.5.3  basefield manipulators                 [lib.basefield.manip]

  ios_base& dec(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::dec, ios_base::basefield).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& hex(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::hex, ios_base::basefield).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& oct(ios_base& str);

  _________________________
  9) The function signature dec(ios_base&) can be called by the function
  signature  basic_ostream&  stream::operator<<(basic_ostream&   (*)(ba­
  sic_ostream&)) to permit expressions of the form cout << dec to change
  the format flags stored in cout.

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::oct, ios_base::basefield).
  Returns:
    str.

  27.4.5.4  floatfield manipulators               [lib.floatfield.manip]

  ios_base& fixed(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::fixed, ios_base::floatfield).
  Returns:
    str.

  ios_base& scientific(ios_base& str);

  Effects:
    Calls str.setf(ios_base::scientific, ios_base::floatfield).
  Returns:
    str.

  27.5  Stream buffers                              [lib.stream.buffers]

  Header <streambuf> synopsis

  #include <ios>   // for ios_traits

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_streambuf;
    typedef basic_streambuf<char>     streambuf;
    typedef basic_streambuf<wchar_t> wstreambuf;
  }

1 The header <streambuf> defines types that control input from and  out­
  put to character sequences.

  27.5.1  Stream buffer requirements               [lib.streambuf.reqts]

1 Stream  buffers  can  impose various constraints on the sequences they
  control.  Some constraints are:

  --The controlled input sequence can be not readable.

  --The controlled output sequence can be not writable.

  --The controlled sequences can be  associated  with  the  contents  of
    other  representations  for  character  sequences,  such as external
    files.

  --The controlled sequences can support operations directly to or  from

    associated sequences.

  --The  controlled  sequences can impose limitations on how the program
    can read characters from a sequence, write characters to a sequence,
    put  characters  back  into  an  input sequence, or alter the stream
    position.

2 Each sequence is characterized by three pointers which,  if  non-null,
  all  point  into the same charT array object.  The array object repre­
  sents, at any moment, a (sub)sequence of characters from the sequence.
  Operations  performed  on  a sequence alter the values stored in these
  pointers, perform reads and writes  directly  to  or  from  associated
  sequences,  and  alter ``the stream position'' and conversion state as
  needed to maintain this subsequence relationship.  The three  pointers
  are:

  --the  beginning  pointer,  or  lowest  element  address  in the array
    (called xbeg here);

  --the next pointer, or next element address that is a  current  candi­
    date for reading or writing (called xnext here);

  --the  end  pointer,  or  first  element address beyond the end of the
    array (called xend here).

3 The following semantic constraints shall always apply for any  set  of
  three  pointers  for a sequence, using the pointer names given immedi­
  ately above:

  --If xnext is not a null pointer, then xbeg and  xend  shall  also  be
    non-null pointers into the same charT array, as described above.

  --If  xnext  is  not  a  null  pointer  and xnext < xend for an output
    sequence, then a write position is available.  In this case,  *xnext
    shall  be  assignable  as  the  next element to write (to put, or to
    store a character value, into the sequence).

  --If xnext is not a null  pointer  and  xbeg  <  xnext  for  an  input
    sequence,  then  a  putback  position  is  available.  In this case,
    xnext[-1] shall have a defined value and  is  the  next  (preceding)
    element  to  store  a  character  that  is  put  back into the input
    sequence.

  --If xnext is not a null  pointer  and  xnext  <  xend  for  an  input
    sequence,  then  a read position is available.  In this case, *xnext
    shall have a defined value and is the next element to read (to  get,
    or to obtain a character value, from the sequence).

  27.5.2  Template class                                 [lib.streambuf]
       basic_streambuf<charT,traits>

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_streambuf {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
      virtual ~basic_streambuf();
    // _lib.streambuf.locales_ locales:
      locale   pubimbue(const locale &loc);
      locale   getloc() const;
    // _lib.streambuf.buffer_ buffer and positioning:
      basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*
               pubsetbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);
      pos_type pubseekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                          ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      pos_type pubseekpos(pos_type sp,
                          ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      int      pubsync();
    // Get and put areas:
    // _lib.streambuf.pub.get_ Get area:
      streamsize in_avail();
      int_type snextc();
      int_type sbumpc();
      int_type sgetc();
      streamsize sgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n);
    // _lib.streambuf.pub.pback_ Putback:
      int_type sputbackc(char_type c);
      int_type sungetc();
    // _lib.streambuf.pub.put_ Put area:
      int_type   sputc(char_type c);
      streamsize sputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n);
    protected:
      basic_streambuf();
    // _lib.streambuf.get.area_ Get area:
      char_type* eback() const;
      char_type* gptr()  const;
      char_type* egptr() const;
      void       gbump(int n);
      void       setg(char_type* gbeg, char_type* gnext, char_type* gend);
    // _lib.streambuf.put.area_ Put area:
      char_type* pbase() const;
      char_type* pptr() const;
      char_type* epptr() const;
      void       pbump(int n);
      void       setp(char_type* pbeg, char_type* pend);
    // _lib.streambuf.virtuals_ virtual functions:
    // _lib.streambuf.virt.locales_ Locales:
      virtual void imbue(const locale &loc);

    // _lib.streambuf.virt.buffer_ Buffer management and positioning:
      virtual basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>*
                       setbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);
      virtual pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      virtual pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp,
                ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      virtual int      sync();
    // _lib.streambuf.virt.get_ Get area:
      virtual int        showmanyc();
      virtual streamsize xsgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n);
      virtual int_type   underflow();
      virtual int_type   uflow();
    // _lib.streambuf.virt.pback_ Putback:
      virtual int_type   pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());
    // _lib.streambuf.virt.put_ Put area:
      virtual streamsize xsputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n);
      virtual int_type   overflow (int_type c = traits::eof());
    };
  }

1 The class template basic_streambuf<charT,traits> serves as an abstract
  base class for deriving various stream buffers whose objects each con­
  trol two character sequences:

  --a character input sequence;

  --a character output sequence.

2 The  class  streambuf  is  an  instantiation  of  the  template  class
  basic_streambuf specialized by the type char.

3 The  class  wstreambuf  is  an  instantiation  of  the  template class
  basic_streambuf specialized by the type wchar_t.

  27.5.2.1  basic_streambuf constructors            [lib.streambuf.cons]

  basic_streambuf();

  Effects:
    Constructs an  object  of  class  basic_streambuf<charT,traits>  and
    initializes:10)

  --all its pointer member objects to null pointers,

  --the getloc() member to the return value of locale::classic().

  _________________________
  10)  The default constructor is protected for class basic_streambuf to
  assure that only objects for classes derived from this  class  may  be
  constructed.

  Notes:
    Once  the  getloc() member is initialized, results of calling locale
    member functions, and of members of facets so obtained,  can  safely
    be cached until the next time the member imbue is called.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 20                -------+
  The choice of locale::classic() vs.  locale() for the initial value of
  getloc() remains open: 95-0026/N0626.
  +-------                 END BOX 20                 -------+

  27.5.2.2  basic_streambuf public member        [lib.streambuf.members]
       functions

  27.5.2.2.1  Locales                            [lib.streambuf.locales]

  locale pubimbue(const locale& loc);

  Postcondition:
    loc == getloc().
  Effects:
    Calls imbue(loc).
  Returns:
    Previous value of getloc().

  locale getloc() const;

  Returns:
    If  pubimbue() has ever been called, then the last value of loc sup­
    plied, otherwise classic "C" locale  locale::classic().   If  called
    after  pubimbue()  has  been called but before pubimbue has returned
    (i.e. from within the call of imbue()) then it returns the  previous
    value.

  27.5.2.2.2  Buffer management and               [lib.streambuf.buffer]
       positioning

  basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* pubsetbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Returns:
    setbuf(s,n).

  pos_type pubseekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                 ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Returns:
    seekoff(off,way,which).

  pos_type pubseekpos(pos_type sp,
                 ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Returns:
    seekpos(sp,which).

  int pubsync();

  Returns:
    sync().

  27.5.2.2.3  Get area                           [lib.streambuf.pub.get]

  streamsize in_avail();

  Returns:
    If a read position is available, returns egptr() -  gptr().   Other­
    wise returns showmanyc() (_lib.streambuf.virt.get_).

  int_type snextc();

  Effects:
    Calls sbumpc().
  Returns:
    if that function returns traits::eof(), returns traits::eof().  Oth­
    erwise, returns sgetc().
  Notes:
    Uses traits::eof().

  int_type sbumpc();

  Returns:
    If the input  sequence  read  position  is  not  available,  returns
    uflow().  Otherwise, returns *gptr() and increments the next pointer
    for the input sequence.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 21                -------+
  To suppress sign extension, this should probably be not_eof(*gptr())
  +-------                 END BOX 21                 -------+

  int_type sgetc();

  Returns:
    If the input sequence read position is not available, returns under­
    flow().  Otherwise, returns *gptr().

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 22                -------+

  To suppress sign extension, this should probably be not_eof(*gptr())
  +-------                 END BOX 22                 -------+

  streamsize sgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Returns:
    xsgetn(s,n).

  27.5.2.2.4  Putback                          [lib.streambuf.pub.pback]

  int_type sputbackc(char_type c);

  Returns:
    If  the input sequence putback position is not available, or if c !=
    gptr()[-1], returns pbackfail(c).  Otherwise,  decrements  the  next
    pointer for the input sequence and returns *gptr().

  int sungetc();

  Returns:
    If  the  input  sequence  putback position is not available, returns
    pbackfail().  Otherwise, decrements the next pointer for  the  input
    sequence and returns *gptr().

  27.5.2.2.5  Put area                           [lib.streambuf.pub.put]

  int_type sputc(char_type c);

  Returns:
    If  the  output  sequence  write  position is not available, returns
    overflow(c).  Otherwise, stores c at the next pointer for the output
    sequence, increments the pointer, and returns *pptr().

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 23                -------+
  To suppress sign extension, this should probably be not_eof(*pptr())
  +-------                 END BOX 23                 -------+

  streamsize sputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Returns:
    xsputn(s,n).

  27.5.2.3  basic_streambuf protected          [lib.streambuf.protected]
       member functions

  27.5.2.3.1  Get area access                   [lib.streambuf.get.area]

  char_type* eback() const;

  Returns:
    The beginning pointer for the input sequence.

  char_type* gptr() const;

  Returns:
    The next pointer for the input sequence.

  char_type* egptr() const;

  Returns:
    The end pointer for the input sequence.

  void gbump(int n);

  Effects:
    Advances the next pointer for the input sequence by n.

  void setg(char_type* gbeg, char_type* gnext, char_type* gend);

  Postconditions:
    gbeg == eback(), gnext == gptr(), and gend == egptr().

  27.5.2.3.2  Put area access                   [lib.streambuf.put.area]

  char_type* pbase() const;

  Returns:
    The beginning pointer for the output sequence.

  char_type* pptr() const;

  Returns:
    The next pointer for the output sequence.

  char_type* epptr() const;

  Returns:
    The end pointer for the output sequence.

  void pbump(int n);

  Effects:
    Advances the next pointer for the output sequence by n.

  void setp(char_type* pbeg, char_type* pend);

  Postconditions:
    pbeg == pbase(), pbeg == pptr(), and pend == epptr().

  27.5.2.4  basic_streambuf virtual             [lib.streambuf.virtuals]
       functions

  27.5.2.4.1  Locales                       [lib.streambuf.virt.locales]

  void imbue(const locale&)

  Effects:
    Change any translations based on locale.
  Note:
    Allows  the derived class to be informed of changes in locale at the
    time they occur.  Between  invocations  of  this  function  a  class
    derived  from  streambuf can safely cache results of calls to locale
    functions and to members of facets so obtained.
  Default behavior:
    Does nothing.

  27.5.2.4.2  Buffer management and          [lib.streambuf.virt.buffer]
       positioning

  basic_streambuf* setbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Performs  an  operation  that  is  defined separately for each class
    derived      from      basic_streambuf      in      this      clause
    (_lib.stringbuf.virtuals_, _lib.filebuf.virtuals_).
  Default behavior:
    Returns this.

  pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                   ios_base::openmode which
                    = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    Alters  the  stream  positions  within one or more of the controlled
    sequences in a way that is defined separately for each class derived
    from   basic_streambuf  in  this  clause  (_lib.stringbuf.virtuals_,
    _lib.filebuf.virtuals_).

  Default behavior:
    Returns an object of class pos_type that stores  an  invalid  stream
    position (_lib.iostreams.definitions_).

  pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp,
                           ios_base::openmode which = in | out);

  Effects:
    Alters  the  stream  positions  within one or more of the controlled
    sequences in a way that is defined separately for each class derived
    from   basic_streambuf  in  this  clause  (_lib.stringbuf::seekpos_,
    _lib.filebuf::seekpos_).
  Default behavior:
    Returns an object of class pos_type that stores  an  invalid  stream
    position.

  int sync();

  Effects:
    Synchronizes  the controlled sequences with the arrays.  That is, if
    pbase() is non-null the characters between pbase()  and  pptr()  are
    written to the controlled sequence.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 24                -------+
  This  description  does not say what happens to the input sequence (if
  there is one.)
  +-------                 END BOX 24                 -------+

  The pointers may then be reset as appropriate.
  Returns:
    -1 on failure.  What  constitutes  failure  is  determined  by  each
    derived class (_lib.filebuf.virtuals_).
  Default behavior:
    Returns zero.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 25                -------+
  ISSUE:  Is  it possible to synchonize the input sequence in all cases?
  If not, can we liberalize this specification to accomodate those  con­
  straints?
  +-------                 END BOX 25                 -------+

  27.5.2.4.3  Get area                          [lib.streambuf.virt.get]

  int showmanyc();11)

  _________________________
  11)  The  morphemes  of  showmanyc  are  "es-how-many-see", not "show-
  manic".

  Returns:
    an estimate of the number of characters available in  the  sequence,
    or  -1.   If  it  returns a positive value, then successive calls to
    underflow() will not return traits::eof() until at least that number
    of  characters  have been supplied.  If showmanyc() returns -1, then
    calls to underflow() or uflow() will fail.12)
  Default behavior:
    Returns zero.
  Notes:
    Uses traits::eof().

  streamsize xsgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Assigns up to n characters to successive elements of the array whose
    first  element is designated by s.  The characters assigned are read
    from the input  sequence  as  if  by  repeated  calls  to  sbumpc().
    Assigning  stops  when  either  n characters have been assigned or a
    call to sbumpc() would return traits::eof().
  Returns:
    The number of characters assigned.13)
  Notes:
    Uses traits::eof().

  int_type underflow();

  Notes:
    The public members of basic_streambuf  call  this  virtual  function
    only if gptr() is null or gptr() >= egptr()
  Returns:
    the  first  character  of the pending sequence, if possible, without
    moving the input sequence position past it.  If the pending sequence
    is null then the function returns traits::eof() to indicate faulure.

1 The pending sequence of characters is defined as the concatenation of:

  a)If  gptr() is non- NULL, then the egptr() - gptr() characters start­
    ing at gptr(), otherwise the empty sequence.

  b)Some sequence (possibly empty) of characters  read  from  the  input
    sequence.

2 The result character is

  _________________________
  12) undeflow or uflow might fail by throwing an exception prematurely.
  The  intention  is  not  only that the calls will not return eof() but
  that they will return ``immediately.''
  13) Classes derived from basic_streambuf can  provide  more  efficient
  ways  to  implement  xsgetn() and xsputn() by overriding these defini­
  tions from the base class.

  a)If  the  pending  sequence  is non-empty, the first character of the
    sequence.

  b)If the pending sequence empty then the next character that would  be
    read from the input sequence.

3 The backup sequence is defined as the concatenation of:

  a)If eback() is null then empty,

  b)Otherwise the gptr() - eback() characters beginning at eback().
  Effects:
    The function sets up the gptr() and egptr() satisfying one of:

  a)If  the  pending  sequence  is  non-empty,  egptr()  is non-null and
    egptr() - gptr() characters starting at gptr() are the characters in
    the pending sequence

  b)If  the  pending  sequence is empty, either gptr() is null or gptr()
    and egptr() are set to the same non-NULL pointer.

4 If eback() and gptr() are non-null  then  the  function  is  not  con­
  strained  as  to their contents, but the ``usual backup condition'' is
  that either:

  a)If the backup sequence contains at least gptr()  -  eback()  charac­
    ters, then the gptr() - eback() characters starting at eback() agree
    with the last gptr() - eback() characters of the backup sequence.

  b)Or the n characters starting at gptr() - n  agree  with  the  backup
    sequence (where n is the length of the backup sequence)
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure.
  Default behavior:
    Returns traits::eof().

  int_type uflow();

  Requires:
    The  constraints  are  the  same as for underflow(), except that the
    result character is transfered from  the  pending  sequence  to  the
    backup  sequence,  and  the pending sequence may not be empty before
    the transfer.
  Default behavior:
    Calls    underflow(traits::eof()).     If    underflow()     returns
    traits::eof(), returns traits::eof().  Otherwise, does gbump(-1) and
    returns *gptr().
  Returns:
    traits::not_eof(c).
  Notes:
    Uses traits::eof().

  27.5.2.4.4  Putback                         [lib.streambuf.virt.pback]

  int_type pbackfail(int c = traits::eof());

  Notes:
    The public functions of basic_streambuf call this  virtual  function
    only when gptr() is null, gptr() == eback(), or *gptr() != c.  Other
    calls shall also satisfy that constraint.
    The pending sequence is defined as for underflow(), with the modifi­
    cations that

  --If c == traits::eof() then the input sequence is backed up one char­
    acter before the pending sequence is determined.

  --If c != traits::eof()  then  c  is  prepended.   Whether  the  input
    sequence is backed up or modified in any other way is unspecified.
  Postcondition:
    On  return,  the  constraints of gptr(), eback(), and pptr() are the
    same as for underflow().
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure.  Failure may  occur  because  the
    input  sequence  could not be backed up, or if for some other reason
    the pointers could not  be  set  consistent  with  the  constraints.
    pbackfail() is called only when put back has really failed.
    Returns some value other than traits::eof() to indicate success.
  Default behavior:
    Returns traits::eof().

  27.5.2.4.5  Put area                          [lib.streambuf.virt.put]

  streamsize xsputn(const char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Writes  up  to  n  characters  to  the  output sequence ``as if'' by
    repeated calls to sputc(c).  The  characters  written  are  obtained
    from  successive elements of the array whose first element is desig­
    nated by s.  Writing stops when either n characters have been  writ­
    ten or a call to sputc(c) would return traits::eof().
  Returns:
    The number of characters written.

  int_type overflow(int_type c = traits::eof());

  Effects:
    Consumes  some  initial subsequence of the characters of the pending
    sequence.  The pending sequence is defined as the concatenation of

  a)if pbase() is NULL then  the  empty  sequence  otherwise,  pptr()  -
    pbase() characters beginning at pbase().

  b)if  c  ==  traits::eof()  then  the  empty  sequence  otherwise, the

    sequence consisting of c.
  Notes:
    The member functions sputc() and sputn() call this function in  case
    that no room can be found in the put buffer enough to accomodate the
    argument character sequence.
  Requires:
    Every overriding definition of this virtual function shall obey  the
    following constraints:

  1)The  effect  of  consuming  a  character  on  the  associated output
    sequence is specified14)

  2)Let r be the number of characters in the pending sequence  not  con­
    sumed.   If  r  is  non-zero  then pbase() and pptr() must be set so
    that: pptr() - pbase() == r and the r characters starting at pbase()
    are  the  associated output stream.  In case r  is zero (all charac­
    ters of the pending sequence have been consumed) then either pbase()
    is  set to NULL, or pbase() and pptr() are both set to the same non-
    NULL value.

  3)The function may fail if either  appending  some  character  to  the
    associated  output  stream  fails  or  if  it is unable to establish
    pbase() and pptr() according to the above rules.
  Returns:
    traits::eof() or throws an exception if the function fails.
    Otherwise, returns some value other than traits::eof()  to  indicate
    success.15)
  Default behavior:
    Returns traits::eof().

  27.6  Formatting and manipulators                [lib.iostream.format]

  Header <istream> synopsis

  #include <ios>  // for ios_traits

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_istream;
    typedef basic_istream<char>     istream;
    typedef basic_istream<wchar_t> wistream;

    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& ws(basic_istream<charT,traits>& is);
  }

  _________________________
  14)  That  is,  for  each  class  derived  from  an  instance  of  ba­
  sic_streambuf in this clause (_lib.stringbuf_, _lib.filebuf_), a spec­
  ification of how consuming a character effects the  associated  output
  sequence  is  given.   There  is  no  requirement on a program-defined
  class.
  15) Typically, overflow returns c to indicate success.

  Header <ostream> synopsis

  #include <ios>  // for ios_traits

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_ostream;
    typedef basic_ostream<char>     ostream;
    typedef basic_ostream<wchar_t> wostream;

    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& endl(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& ends(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
  }

  Header <iomanip> synopsis

  #include <ios>

  namespace std {
      // Types T1, T2, ... are unspecified
      // implementation types
      T1 resetiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags mask);
      T2 setiosflags  (ios_base::fmtflags mask);
      T3 setbase(int base);
      T4 setfill(int c);
      T5 setprecision(int n);
      T6 setw(int n);
  }

  27.6.1  Input streams                              [lib.input.streams]

1 The header <istream> defines a type and a function signature that con­
  trol input from a stream buffer.

  27.6.1.1  Template class basic_istream                   [lib.istream]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_istream : virtual public basic_ios<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.istream.cons_ Constructor/destructor:
      explicit basic_istream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
      virtual ~basic_istream();

    // _lib.istream.prefix_ Prefix/suffix:
      bool ipfx(bool noskipws = false);
      void isfx();
    // _lib.istream.formatted_ Formatted input:
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
          (basic_istream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_istream<charT,traits>&))
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
          (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&))
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(char_type* s);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(char_type& c);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(bool& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(short& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned short& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(int& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned int& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned long& n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(float& f);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(double& f);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long double& f);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(void*& p);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
          (basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* sb);
    // _lib.istream.unformatted_ Unformatted input:
      streamsize gcount() const;
      int_type get();
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type& c);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type* s, streamsize n,
                        char_type delim = traits::newline());
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>& sb,
                        char_type delim = traits::newline());
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type* s, streamsize n,
                            char_type delim = traits::newline());
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& ignore
          (streamsize n = 1, int_type delim = traits::eof());
      int_type                     peek();
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& read    (char_type* s, streamsize n);
      streamsize                   readsome(char_type* s, streamsize n);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& putback(char_type c);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& unget();
      int sync();
      pos_type tellg();
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(pos_type);
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(off_type, ios_base::seekdir);
    };
  }

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 26                -------+
  Change: X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 changed the argument type  to  const
  pos_type&  and  const off_type& Using call by value is more consistent
  with the rest of clause 27.
  +-------                 END BOX 26                 -------+

1 The class basic_istream defines a number of member function signatures
  that  assist  in  reading  and  interpreting input from sequences con­
  trolled by a stream buffer.

2 Two groups of member function signatures share common properties:  the
  formatted  input  functions  (or extractors) and the unformatted input
  functions.  Both groups of input functions are described  as  if  they
  obtain  (or  extract) input characters by calling rdbuf()->sbumpc() or
  rdbuf()->sgetc().  They may use other public members of istream.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 27                -------+
  X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 deleted a sentence that prevented the  func­
  tions from calling other streambuf virtuals (such as seek.)
  +-------                 END BOX 27                 -------+

3 If  rdbuf()->sbumpc()  or rdbuf()->sgetc() returns traits::eof(), then
  the input function, except as explicitly  noted  otherwise,  completes
  its    actions    and   does   setstate(eofbit),   which   may   throw
  ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_), before returning.

4 If one of these called functions  throws  an  exception,  then  unless
  explicitly  noted  otherwise the input function calls setstate(badbit)
  and if badbit is on in exception() rethrows the exception without com­
  pleting its actions.

  27.6.1.1.1  basic_istream constructors        [lib.basic.istream.cons]

  explicit basic_istream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Effects:
    Constructs  an object of class basic_istream, assigning initial val­
    ues   to   the   base   class   by    calling    basic_ios::init(sb)
    (_lib.basic.ios.cons_).
  Postcondition:
    gcount() == 0

  virtual ~basic_istream();

  Effects:
    Destroys an object of class basic_istream.
  Notes:
    Does not perform any operations of rdbuf().

  27.6.1.1.2  basic_istream prefix and suffix       [lib.istream.prefix]

  bool ipfx(bool noskipws = false);

  Effects:
    If  good()  is  true,  prepares  for formatted or unformatted input.

    First,  if  tie()  is  not  a  null  pointer,  the  function   calls
    tie()->flush()  to  synchronize the output sequence with any associ­
    ated  external C stream.16) If noskipws is zero and flags() & skipws
    is nonzero, the function extracts and  discards  each  character  as
    long as the next available input character c is a whitespace charac­
    ter.
  Notes:
    The function basic_istream<charT,traits>::ipfx() uses  the  function
    bool traits::is_whitespace(charT, const ctype<charT>&) in the traits
    structure to determine whether the next input character  is  whites­
    pace or not.

1 To  decide  if the character c is a whitespace character, the function
  performs ``as if'' it executes the following code fragment:
    ctype<charT> ctype = getloc().use<ctype<charT> >();
    if (traits::is_whitespace (c, ctype)!=0)
    // c is a whitespace character.
  Returns:
    If, after any preparation is  completed,  good()  is  true,  returns
    true.   Otherwise,  it  calls  setstate(failbit)  (which  may  throw
    ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)) and returns false.17)

2 [Example:  A  typical  implementation of the ipfx() function may be as
  follows:
  template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
  int basic_istream<charT,traits>::ipfx() {
      ...
  // skipping whitespace according to a constraint function,
  // is_whitespace
      intT c;
      typedef ctype<charT> ctype_type;
      ctype_type& ctype = getloc().use<ctype_type>();
      while ((c = rdbuf()->snextc()) != traits::eof()) {
        if (!traits::is_whitespace (c,ctype)==0) {
          rdbuf()->sputbackc (c);
          break;
        }
      }
      ...
   }
   --end example]

3 When using ios_traits<char> or ios_traits<wchar_t>,  the  behavior  of
  the function traits::is_whitespace() is ``as if'' it invokes:
     ctype = getloc().use<ctype<charT> >().is(ctype<charT>::space, c);
  (see  _lib.ios.traits.tests_); otherwise, the behavior of the function
  traits::is_whitespace() is unspecified.
  _________________________
  16) The call tie()->flush() does not necessarily occur if the function
  can determine that no synchronization is necessary.
  17) The functions ipfx(bool) and isfx() can  also  perform  additional
  implementation-dependent operations.

4 [Example: Those C++  programs  that  want  to  use  locale-independent
  whitespace  predicate can specify their definition of is_whitespace in
  their new ios_traits as follows:
  struct my_traits : public ios_traits<char> {
      typedef my_char_traits char_traits;
  };
  struct my_char_traits : public ios_traits<char> {
      static bool is_whitespace (char c, const ctype<charT>& ctype) {
      ....(my own implementation)...
      }
  };
   --end example]

  void isfx();

  Effects:
    None.

  27.6.1.2  Formatted input functions            [lib.istream.formatted]

  27.6.1.2.1  Common requirements         [lib.istream.formatted.reqmts]

1 Each formatted input function begins execution by calling ipfx().   If
  that  function  returns  true,  the  function  endeavors to obtain the
  requested input.  In any case, the formatted input  function  ends  by
  calling isfx(), then returns *this

2 Some  formatted input functions endeavor to obtain the requested input
  by parsing characters extracted from the  input  sequence,  converting
  the  result  to a value of some scalar data type, and storing the con­
  verted value in an object of that scalar data type.

3 The numeric conversion  behaviors  of  the  following  extractors  are
  locale-dependent.

  operator>>(short& val);
  operator>>(unsigned short& val);
  operator>>(int& val);
  operator>>(unsigned int& val);
  operator>>(long& val);
  operator>>(unsigned long& val);
  operator>>(float& val);
  operator>>(double& val);
  operator>>(long double& val);

  As  in  the  case  of  the  inserters,  these extractors depend on the
  locale's num_get<> (_lib.locale.num.get_) object  to  perform  parsing
  the  input  stream data.  The conversion occurs ``as if'' it performed
  the following code fragment:

    HOLDTYPE tmp;
    num_get<charT>& fmt = loc.use< num_get<charT> >();
    fmt.get (*this, 0, *this, loc, tmp);
    if (<tmp can be safely converted to TYPE>) { // set fail bit...
    } else val = (TYPE)tmp;

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 28                -------+
  There does not appear to be  any  definition  of  a  safe  conversion.
  Prior  to X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 this was written as (TYPE)tmp==tmp
  which was a clear definition.
  +-------                 END BOX 28                 -------+

  In the above fragment, loc  stands  for  the  private  member  of  the
  basic_ios  class,  TYPE  stands  for  the  type of the argument of the
  extractor, and HOLDTYPE is as follows;

  --for short, int and long, HOLDTYPE is long;

  --for unsigned short, unsigned int  and  unsigned  long,  HOLDTYPE  is
    unsigned long.

  --for float, double, HOLDTYPE is double.

  --for long double, HOLDTYPE is long double.

4 The  first  argument  provides an object of the istream_iterator class
  which is an iterator pointed to an input stream.  It bypasses istreams
  and uses streambufs directly.  Class locale relies on this type as its
  interface to istream, since the flexibility  it  has  been  abstracted
  away from direct dependence on istream.

5 In  case the converting result is a value of either an integral type (
  short, unsigned short, int, unsigned int, long, unsigned  long)  or  a
  float type ( float, double, long double), performing to parse and con­
  vert the result depend on the imbued locale object.  So  the  behavior
  of  the above type extractors are locale-dependent.  The imbued locale
  object uses an  istreambuf_iterator  to  access  the  input  character
  sequence.

6 The behavior of such functions is described in terms of the conversion
  specification ``as  if''  for  an  equivalent  call  to  the  function
  ::fscanf()18) operating with the global locale set to  getloc(),  with
  the following alterations:

  --The  formatted  input  function  extracts  characters  from a stream
    buffer, rather than reading them from an input file.19)

  _________________________
  18)  The  signature  fscanf(FILE*,  const  char*, ...)  is declared in
  <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_)
  19) The stream buffer can, of course,  be  associated  with  an  input
  file, but it need not be.

  --If  (flags()  & skipws) == 0, the function does not skip any leading
    white space.  In that case, if the next  input  character  is  white
    space, the scan fails.

  --If  the converted data value cannot be represented as a value of the
    specified scalar data type, a scan failure occurs.

7 [Note: For conversion to an integral type other than a character type,
  the function determines the integral conversion specifier as indicated
  in Table 9:

                       Table 9--Integer conversions

            +------------------------------------------------+
            |           State               stdio equivalent |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |(flags() & basefield) == oct          %o        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |(flags() & basefield) == hex          %x        |
            |(flags() & uppercase) != 0            %X        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |(flags() & basefield) == 0            %i        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |Otherwise,                                      |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |signed integral type                  %d        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |unsigned integral type                %u        |
            +------------------------------------------------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 29                -------+
  Is this table clear with regards to %x vs.  %X?
  +-------                 END BOX 29                 -------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 30                -------+
  Can the current num_put/num_get facet handle basefield  specification?
  Needs more discussion.
  +-------                 END BOX 30                 -------+

   --end note]

8 If  the  scan fails for any reason, the formatted input function calls
  setstate(failbit),     which     may      throw      ios_base::failure
  (_lib.iostate.flags_).

  27.6.1.2.2  basic_istream::operator>>        [lib.istream::extractors]

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
      (basic_istream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_istream<charT,traits>&))

  Returns:
    pf(*this).20)

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
      (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&));

  Effects:
    Calls pf(*this), then returns *this.21)

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(char_type* s);

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters and stores them into successive locations of an
    array  whose  first  element  is  designated  by s.22) If width() is
    greater than zero, n is width().  Otherwise n is the the  number  of
    elements  of  the largest array of char_type that can store a termi­
    nating eos.  n is the maximum number of characters stored.

1 Characters are extracted and stored until any of the following occurs:

  --n-1 characters are stored;

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence;

  --traits::is_whitespace(c,ctype)  is true for the next available input
    character c.  In the above code  fragment,  the  argument  ctype  is
    acquired by getloc().use<ctype<charT> >().

2 If  the  function  stores  no  characters, it calls setstate(failbit),
  which may throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_).  In any case,
  it  then  stores a null character into the next successive location of
  the array and calls width(0).
  Returns:
    *this.
  Notes:
    Uses traits::eos().

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(char_type& c);

  Effects:
    Extracts a character, if one is available, and stores it in c.  Oth­
    erwise, the function calls setstate(failbit).

  _________________________
  20)  See,  for  example,  the  function  signature  ws(basic_istream&)
  (_lib.istream.manip_).
  21)  See,  for  example,   the   function   signature   dec(ios_base&)
  (_lib.basefield.manip_).
  22) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.

  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(bool& n);

  Effects:
    Converts a boolean value, if one is available, and stores it in x.
  Returns:
    *this.
  Notes:
    Behaves as if:
        getloc().use<num_get<charT,istreambuf_iterator<charT,traits> >().
          get(*this, 0, *this, getloc(), n);
    [Note:  num_get<>::get() just sets the iostate flags, without check­
    ing whether failure() should be thrown;  so  operator>>()  needs  to
    check that.   --end note]

3 If  flags.flag()  &  ios_base::boolalpha  is  false,  num_get<>::get()
  (_lib.category.numeric_) tries to read  an  integer  value,  which  if
  found  must be 0 or 1; if the boolalpha flag is true, it reads charac­
  ters until it determines whether the numpunct<>::truename() or  false­
  name() sequence23) is present.  In either case if an  exact  match  is
  not found calls setstate(failbit).

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(short& n);

  Effects:
    Converts  a signed short integer, if one is available, and stores it
    in n.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned short& n);

  Effects:
    Converts an unsigned short integer, if one is available, and  stores
    it in n.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(int& n);

  Effects:
    Converts  a signed integer, if one is available, and stores it in n.

  _________________________
  23)  The  boolean  value  names  for the default classic C" locale are
  false" and true".

  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned int& n);

  Effects:
    Converts an unsigned integer, if one is available, and stores it  in
    n.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long& n);

  Effects:
    Converts  a  signed long integer, if one is available, and stores it
    in n.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(unsigned long& n);

  Effects:
    Converts an unsigned long integer, if one is available,  and  stores
    it in n.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(float& f);

  Effects:
    Converts a float, if one is available, and stores it in f.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(double& f);

  Effects:
    Converts a double, if one is available, and stores it in f.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(long double& f);

  Effects:
    Converts a long double, if one is available, and stores it in f.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>(void*& p);

  Effects:
    Converts a pointer to void, if one is available, and stores it in p.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& operator>>
      (basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Requires:
    sb shall be non-null.
  Effects:
    If  sb  is   null,   calls   setstate(badbit),   which   may   throw
    ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_).
    Extracts  characters  from  *this  and  inserts  them  in the output
    sequence controlled by sb.  Characters are  extracted  and  inserted
    until any of the following occurs:

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence;

  --inserting  in the output sequence fails (in which case the character
    to be inserted is not extracted);

  --an exception occurs (in which case the exception is caught).

4 If the function inserts no  characters,  it  calls  setstate(failbit),
  which  may  throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_).  If failure
  was due to catching an exception thrown  while  extracting  characters
  from  sb and failbit is on in exceptions() (_lib.iostate.flags_), then
  the caught exception is rethrown.
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.6.1.3  Unformatted input functions        [lib.istream.unformatted]

1 Each unformatted input function begins execution by  calling  ipfx(1).
  If  that  function  returns nonzero, the function endeavors to extract
  the  requested  input.   It  also  counts  the  number  of  characters
  extracted.   In any case, the unformatted input function ends by stor­
  ing the count in a member object and calling  isfx(),  then  returning
  the value specified for the unformatted input function.

  streamsize gcount() const;

  Returns:
    The  number  of  characters  extracted by the last unformatted input
    member function called for the object.

  int_type get();

  Effects:
    Extracts a character c, if one is available.  Otherwise,  the  func­
    tion  calls  setstate(failbit),  which  may  throw ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_),
  Returns:
    c if available, otherwise traits::eof().

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type& c);

  Effects:
    Extracts  a  character, if one is available, and assigns it to c.24)
    Otherwise, the function calls  setstate(failbit)  (which  may  throw
    ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(char_type*  s, streamsize n,
                    char_type delim = traits::newline());

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters and stores them into successive locations of an
    array  whose  first  element  is  designated by s.25) Characters are
    extracted and stored until any of the following occurs:

  --n - 1 characters are stored;

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence (in which case the function
    calls setstate(eofbit));

  --c == delim for the next available input character c (in which case c
    is not extracted).

2 If the function  stores  no  characters,  it  calls  setstate(failbit)
  (which  may  throw  ios_base::failure  (_lib.iostate.flags_)).  In any
  case, it then stores a null character into the next  successive  loca­
  tion of the array.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& get(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>& sb,
                    char_type delim = traits::newline());

  _________________________
  24) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed  charand
  unsigned char.
  25) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters  and  inserts  them in the output sequence con­
    trolled by sb.  Characters are extracted and inserted until  any  of
    the following occurs:

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence;

  --inserting  in the output sequence fails (in which case the character
    to be inserted is not extracted);

  --c == delim for the next available input character c (in which case c
    is not extracted);

  --an  exception occurs (in which case, the exception is caught but not
    rethrown).

3 If the function inserts no  characters,  it  calls  setstate(failbit),
  which may throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& getline(char_type* s, streamsize n,
                        char_type delim = traits::newline());

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters and stores them into successive locations of an
    array  whose  first  element  is  designated by s.26) Characters are
    extracted and stored until one of the following occurs:

  1)end-of-file occurs on the input sequence (in which case the function
    calls setstate(eofbit));

  2)c  ==  delim for the next available input character c (in which case
    the input character is extracted but not stored);27)

  3)n  -  1 characters are stored (in which case the function calls set­
    state(failbit)).

4 These conditions are tested in the order shown.28)

5 If the function extracts no  characters,  it  calls  setstate(failbit)
  (which may throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)).29)
  _________________________
  26) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.
  27) Since the final input character is ``extracted,'' it is counted in
  the gcount(), even though it is not stored.
  28) This allows an input line which exactly fills the buffer,  without
  setting  failbit.  This is different behavior than the historical AT&T
  implementation.
  29) This implies an empty input line will not cause failbit to be set.

6 In any case, it then stores a  null  character  (using  traits::eos())
  into the next successive location of the array.
  Returns:
    *this.

7 [Example:
    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
      using namespace std;
      const int line_buffer_size = 100;

      char buffer[line_buffer_size];
      int line_number = 0;
      while (cin.getline(buffer, line_buffer_size) || cin.gcount()) {
        int count = cin.gcount();
        if (cin.eof())
          cout << "Partial final line";   // cin.fail() is false
        else if (cin.fail()) {
          cout << "Partial long line";
          cin.clear(cin.rdstate() & ~ios::failbit);
        } else {
          count--;        // Don't include '\n' in count
          cout << "Line " << ++line_number;
        }
        cout << " (" << count << " chars): " << buffer << endl;
      }
    }
   --end example]

  basic_istream<charT,traits>&
      ignore(int n = 1, int_type delim = traits::eof());

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters  and  discards  them.  Characters are extracted
    until any of the following occurs:

  --if n  != numeric_limits<int>::max() (_lib.limits_), n characters are
    extracted

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence (in which case the function
    calls   setstate(eofbit),   which   may   throw    ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_));

  --c == delim for the next available input character c (in which case c
    is extracted).
  Notes:
    The last condition will never occur if delim == traits::eof().
  Returns:
    *this.

  int_type peek();

  Returns:
    traits::eof()   if   good()   is    false.     Otherwise,    returns
    rdbuf()->sgetc().

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& read(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Extracts  characters and stores them into successive locations of an
    array  whose  first  element  is  designated by s.30) Characters are
    extracted and stored until either of the following occurs:

  --n characters are stored;

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence (in which case the function
    calls   setstate(failbit),   which   may   throw   ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  streamsize readsome(char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Extracts characters and stores them into successive locations of  an
    array    whose    first    element   is   designated   by   s.    If
    rdbuf()->in_avail() == -1, calls setstate(eofbit) (which  may  throw
    ios_base::failure  (_lib.iostate.flags_)),  and  extracts no charac­
    ters;

  --If rdbuf()->in_avail() == 0, extracts no characters

  --If rdbuf()->in_avail() > 0, extracts min(rdbuf()->in_avail(),n)).
  Returns:
    The number of characters extracted.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& putback(char_type c);

  Effects:
    If rdbuf() is not null, calls  rdbuf->sungetc()  .   If  rdbuf()  is
    null,  or if sungetc() returns traits::eof(), calls setstate(badbit)
    (which may throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  _________________________
  30) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& unget();

  Effects:
    If rdbuf() is not null, calls  rdbuf()->sungetc().   If  rdbuf()  is
    null,  or if sungetc() returns traits::eof(), calls setstate(badbit)
    (which may throw ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  int sync();

  Effects:
    If rdbuf() is  a  null  pointer,  returns  -1  .   Otherwise,  calls
    rdbuf()->pubsync()  and,  if  that  function  returns  -1 calls set­
    state(badbit)      (which      may      throw      ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_),   and   returns   traits::eof().   Otherwise,
    returns zero.

  pos_type tellg();

  Returns:
    if fail() == true, returns streampos(-1) to indicate failure.   Oth­
    erwise, returns rdbuf()->pubseekoff(0, cur, in).

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 31                -------+
  Type  streampos  has  been moved to Annex D as per Monterey resolution
  35.  That resolution did not say what to do with  the  functions  that
  use streampos as an argument type, so they are left here.
  +-------                 END BOX 31                 -------+

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(pos_type pos);

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 32                -------+
  Change:  X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749  caused the type of pos to be const
  pos_type& That is changed to call-by-value for  consistency  with  the
  rest of the iostream library.
  +-------                 END BOX 32                 -------+

  Effects:
    If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(off_type& off, ios_base::seekdir dir);

  Effects:
    If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekoff(off, dir).
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.6.1.4  Standard basic_istream manipulators      [lib.istream.manip]

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_istream<charT,traits>& ws(basic_istream<charT,traits>& is);
  }

  Effects:
    Skips any  whitespace  in  the  input  sequence:  saves  a  copy  of
    is.fmtflags,  then  clears  is.skipws  in  is.flags().   Then  calls
    is.ipfx(), then is.isfx(), then restores  is.flags()  to  its  saved
    value.
  Returns:
    is.

  27.6.2  Output streams                            [lib.output.streams]

1 The  header  <ostream>  defines a type and several function signatures
  that control output to a stream buffer.

  27.6.2.1  Template class basic_ostream                   [lib.ostream]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ostream : virtual public basic_ios<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.ostream.cons_ Constructor/destructor:
      explicit basic_ostream(basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* sb);
      virtual ~basic_ostream();
    // _lib.ostream.prefix_ Prefix/suffix:
      bool opfx();
      void osfx();
    // _lib.ostream.formatted_ Formatted output:
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
          (basic_ostream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&));
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
          (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&));
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(const char_type* s);

      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(char_type c);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(bool n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(short n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned short n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(int n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned int n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned long n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(float f);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(double f);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long double f);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(void* p);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
          (basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* sb);
    // _lib.ostream.unformatted_ Unformatted output:
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& put(char_type c);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& write(const char_type* s, streamsize n);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush();
      pos_type tellp();
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(pos_type);
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(off_type, ios_base::seekdir);
    };
  }

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 33                -------+
  Change: X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749 caused the first argument  of  seekp
  to  become call by reference That is changed to call-by-value for con­
  sistency with the rest of the iostream library.
  +-------                 END BOX 33                 -------+

1 The class basic_ostream defines a number of member function signatures
  that  assist in formatting and writing output to output sequences con­
  trolled by a stream buffer.

2 Two groups of member function signatures share common properties:  the
  formatted  output  functions (or inserters) and the unformatted output
  functions.  Both groups of output functions generate (or insert)  out­
  put  characters  by  actions equivalent to calling rdbuf().sputc(int).
  They may use other public members of basic_ostream except that they do
  not  invoke  any virtual members of rdbuf() except overflow().  If the
  called function throws an exception, the output  function  calls  set­
  state(badbit),       which       may      throw      ios_base::failure
  (_lib.iostate.flags_), in which case it rethrows the exception.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 34                -------+
  The above paragraph is as was contained in  X3J16/95-0149==WG21/N0749.
  It  is  unclear when ios_base::failure is thrown and when the original
  exception is rethrown.
  +-------                 END BOX 34                 -------+

  27.6.2.2  basic_ostream constructors                [lib.ostream.cons]

  explicit basic_ostream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ostream, assigning initial  val­
    ues  to  the base class by calling basic_ios<charT,traits>::init(sb)
    (_lib.basic.ios.cons_).
  Postcondition:
    rdbuf() == sb.

  virtual ~basic_ostream();

  Effects:
    Destroys an object of class basic_ostream.
  Notes:
    Does not perform any operations on rdbuf().

  27.6.2.3  basic_ostream prefix and suffix         [lib.ostream.prefix]
       functions

  bool opfx();

1 If  good()  is  nonzero, prepares for formatted or unformatted output.
  If tie() is not a null pointer, calls tie()->flush().31)

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 35                -------+
  Note:  Need  to append the locale dependency on appropriate inserters.
  In particular, descriptions must allow for digit group separators.
  +-------                 END BOX 35                 -------+

  Returns:
    good().32)

  void osfx();

2 If (flags() & unitbuf) != 0, calls flush().

  pos_type tellp();

  _________________________
  31) The call tie()->flush() does not necessarily occur if the function
  can determine that no synchronization is necessary.
  32) The function signatures opfx() and osfx() can also  perform  addi­
  tional implementation-dependent operations.

  Returns:
    if  fail() == true, returns streampos(-1) to indicate failure.  Oth­
    erwise, returns rdbuf()->pubseekoff(0, cur, out).

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 36                -------+
  Type streampos has been moved to Annex D as  per  Monterey  resolution
  35.   That  resolution  did not say what to do with the functions that
  use streampos as an argument type, so they are left here.
  +-------                 END BOX 36                 -------+

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(pos_type& pos);

  Effects:
    If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& seekp(off_type& off, ios_base::seekdir dir);

  If fail() != true, executes rdbuf()->pubseekoff(off, dir).
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.6.2.4  Formatted output functions           [lib.ostream.formatted]

  27.6.2.4.1  Common requirements         [lib.ostream.formatted.reqmts]

1 Each formatted output function begins execution by calling opfx().  If
  that  function returns nonzero, the function endeavors to generate the
  requested output.  In any case, the formatted output function ends  by
  calling  osfx(),  then returning the value specified for the formatted
  output function.

2 The numeric  conversion  behaviors  of  the  following  inserters  are
  locale-dependent (_lib.category.numeric_):
    operator<<(short val);
    operator<<(unsigned short val);
    operator<<(int val);
    operator<<(unsigned int val);
    operator<<(long val);
    operator<<(unsigned long val);
    operator<<(float val);
    operator<<(double val);
    operator<<(long double val);

3 The  classes  num_get<>  and num_put<> handle locale-dependent numeric
  formatting and parsing.   The  above  inserter  functions  refers  the
  imbued locale value to utilize these numeric formatting functionality.
  The formatting conversion occurs as if it performed the following code
  fragment:

    num_put<charT>& fmt = loc.use< num_put<charT> >();
    fmt.put (ostreambuf_iterator(*this), *this, loc, val);
  In  the  above  fragment,  loc  stands  for  the private member of the
  basic_ios class which maintains the imbued  localeobject.   The  first
  argument  provides an object of the ostreambuf_iterator class which is
  an iterator for ostream class.  It bypasses ostreams and uses  stream­
  bufs directly.  Class locale relies on these types as its interface to
  iostreams, since for flexibility it  has  been  abstracted  away  from
  direct dependence on ostream.

4 Some  formatted  output  functions  endeavor to generate the requested
  output by converting a value from some scalar or  NTBS  type  to  text
  form and inserting the converted text in the output sequence.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 37                -------+
  Needs work:  NTBS.
  +-------                 END BOX 37                 -------+

  The behavior of such functions is described in terms of the conversion
  specification ``as  if''  for  an  equivalent  call  to  the  function
  ::fprintf(),33) operating with the global locale set to getloc(), with
  the following alterations:

  --The formatted output function inserts characters in a stream buffer,
    rather than writing them to an output file.34)

  --The  formatted  output  function uses the fill character returned by
    fill() as the padding character (rather than the space character for
    left or right padding, or 0 for internal padding).

5 If  the  operation fails for any reason, the formatted output function
  calls   setstate(badbit),   which    may    throw    ios_base::failure
  (_lib.iostate.flags_).

6 For  conversion from an integral type other than a character type, the
  function determines the integral conversion specifier as indicated  in
  Table 10:

  _________________________
  33)  The  signature fprintf(FILE*, const char_type*, ...)  is declared
  in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).
  34) The stream buffer can, of course, be  associated  with  an  output
  file, but it need not be.

                      Table 10--Integer conversions

            +------------------------------------------------+
            |           State               stdio equivalent |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |(flags() & basefield) == oct          %o        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |(flags() & basefield) == hex          %x        |
            |(flags() & uppercase) != 0            %X        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |Otherwise,                                      |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |signed integral type                  %d        |
            +------------------------------------------------+
            |unsigned integral type                %u        |
            +------------------------------------------------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 38                -------+
  Is this table clear with regards to %x vs.  %X?
  +-------                 END BOX 38                 -------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 39                -------+
  Can  the current num_put/num_get facet handle basefield specification?
  Needs more discussion.
  +-------                 END BOX 39                 -------+

7 For conversion from a floating-point type, the function determines the
  floating-point conversion specifier as indicated in Table 11:

                   Table 11--Floating-point conversions

        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |               State                   stdio equivalent |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |(flags() & floatfield) == fixed               %f        |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |(flags() & floatfield) == scientific          %e        |
        |(flags() & uppercase) != 0                    %E        |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |Otherwise,                                              |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+
        |                                              %g        |
        |(flags() & uppercase) != 0                    %G        |
        +--------------------------------------------------------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 40                -------+

  Is this table clear with regards to %e vs.  %E?
  +-------                 END BOX 40                 -------+

8 The  conversion  specifier  has  the  following  additional qualifiers
  prepended as indicated in Table 12:

                      Table 12--Numeric conversions

  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |       Type(s)                    State              stdio equivalent |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |an integral type oth­   (flags() & showpos)   != 0          +         |
  |er than a character     (flags() & showbase)  != 0          #         |
  |type                                                                  |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |a floating-point type   (flags() & showpos)   != 0          +         |
  |                        (flags() & showpoint) != 0          #         |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

9 For any conversion, if width() is nonzero, then a field width is spec­
  ified in the conversion specification.  The value is width().

10For  conversion  from a floating-point type, if (flags() & fixed) != 0
  or if precision() > 0, then precision() is specified in the conversion
  specification.

11Moreover, for any conversion, padding with the fill character returned
  by fill() behaves as indicated in Table 13:

                          Table 13--Fill padding

  +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |              State                      Justification        fprintf flag,padding  |
  +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(flags() & adjustfield)==left       left (pad after text)     (none), space padding |
  +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(flags() & adjustfield)==internal   internal                  0, zero padding35)    |
  +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Otherwise                           right (pad before text)   -, space padding      |
  +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

12Unless  explicitly  stated  otherwise  for a particular inserter, each
  formatted output function calls width(0) after determining  the  field
  width.
  _________________________
  35) The conversion specification #o generates a leading 0 which is not
  a padding character.

  27.6.2.4.2  basic_ostream::operator<<          [lib.ostream.inserters]

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
      (basic_ostream<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&))

  Returns:
    pf(*this).36)

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
      (basic_ios<charT,traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&))

  Effects:
    Calls pf(*this).
  Returns:
    *this.37)

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(const char_type* s);

  Requires:
    s shall be a null-terminated byte string.
  Effects:
    Converts the NTBS s with the conversion specifier s.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(char_type c);

  Effects:
    Converts the char_type c with the conversion specifier c and a field
    width of zero.38)
  Notes:
    The  stored  field  width ( basic_ios<charT,traits>::width()) is not
    set to zero.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(bool n);

  _________________________
  36)  See,  for  example,  the  function signature endl(basic_ostream&)
  (_lib.ostream.manip_) .
  37)  See,  for  example,   the   function   signature   dec(ios_base&)
  (_lib.basefield.manip_).
  38) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.

1 Behaves as if:
      getloc().use<num_put<charT,istreambuf_iterator<charT,traits> >()
        .put(*this, *this, getloc(), n);
  which  writes   out   a   0   or   1,   or   the   results   of   get­
  loc().use<numpunct<charT>      >().truename()      or      falsename()
  (_lib.category.numeric_), according as whether the boolalpha  flag  is
  set.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(short n);

  Effects:
    Converts  the  signed  short  integer n with the integral conversion
    specifier preceded by h.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned short n);

  Effects:
    Converts the unsigned short integer n with the  integral  conversion
    specifier preceded by h.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(int n);

  Effects:
    Converts  the  signed  integer n with the integral conversion speci­
    fier.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned int n);

  Effects:
    Converts the unsigned integer n with the integral conversion  speci­
    fier.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long n);

  Effects:
    Converts  the  signed  long  integer  n with the integral conversion
    specifier preceded by l.

  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned long n);

  Effects:
    Converts the unsigned long integer n with  the  integral  conversion
    specifier preceded by l.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(float f);

  Effects:
    Converts the float f with the floating-point conversion specifier.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(double f);

  Effects:
    Converts  the double f with the floating-point conversion specifier.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long double f);

  Effects:
    Converts the long double f with the floating-point conversion speci­
    fier preceded by L.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(void* p);

  Effects:
    Converts the pointer to void p with the conversion specifier p.
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<
      (basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);

  Effects:
    If   sb   is   null   calls   setstate(badbit)   (which   may  throw
    ios_base::failure).

2 Gets characters from sb and inserts them  in  *this.   Characters  are
  read from sb and inserted until any of the following occurs:

  --end-of-file occurs on the input sequence;

  --inserting  in the output sequence fails (in which case the character
    to be inserted is not extracted);

  --an exception occurs while getting a  character  from  sb  (in  which
    case, the exception is rethrown).

3 If  the  function  inserts  no  characters or if it stopped because an
  exception was thrown while  extracting  a  character,  it  calls  set­
  state(failbit)       (which      may      throw      ios_base::failure
  (_lib.iostate.flags_)).  If an exception was thrown while extracting a
  character  and  failbit  is on in exceptions() the caught exception is
  rethrown.
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.6.2.5  Unformatted output functions       [lib.ostream.unformatted]

1 Each unformatted output function begins execution by  calling  opfx().
  If  that  function returns nonzero, the function endeavors to generate
  the requested output.  In any case, the  unformatted  output  function
  ends  by  calling  osfx(),  then returning the value specified for the
  unformatted output function.

  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& put(char_type c);

  Effects:
    Inserts the character c, if possible.39)

2 Otherwise,  calls  setstate(badbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure
  (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream& write(const char_type* s, streamsize n);

  Effects:
    Obtains characters to insert from successive locations of  an  array
    whose first element is designated by s.40) Characters  are  inserted
    until either of the following occurs:

  _________________________
  39) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.
  40) Note that this function is not overloaded on types signed char and
  unsigned char.

  --n characters are inserted;

  --inserting  in  the output sequence fails (in which case the function
    calls   setstate(badbit),   which   may   throw    ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  basic_ostream& flush();

3 If  rdbuf()  is not a null pointer, calls rdbuf()->pubsync().  If that
  function  returns  -1  calls   setstate(badbit)   (which   may   throw
  ios_base::failure (_lib.iostate.flags_)).
  Returns:
    *this.

  27.6.2.6  Standard basic_ostream manipulators      [lib.ostream.manip]

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& endl(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
  }

  Effects:
    Calls os.put(traits::newline()), then os.flush().
  Returns:
    os.41)

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& ends(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
  }

  Effects:
    Inserts  a  null  character  into   the   output   sequence:   calls
    os.put(traits::eos()).
  Returns:
    os.

  namespace std {
    template<class charT, class traits>
      basic_ostream<charT,traits>& flush(basic_ostream<charT,traits>& os);
  }
  _________________________
  41) The effect of executing cout << endl is to insert a newline  char­
  acter  in  the output sequence controlled by cout, then synchronize it
  with any external file with which it might be associated.

  Effects:
    Calls os.flush().
  Returns:
    os.

  27.6.3  Standard manipulators                          [lib.std.manip]

1 The header <iomanip> defines a type and several related functions that
  use this type to provide extractors and inserters that alter  informa­
  tion maintained by class ios_base and its derived classes.

2 The type smanip is an implementation-defined function type (_dcl.fct_)
  returned by the standard manipulators.

  smanip resetiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags mask);

  Returns:
    smanip(f, mask), where f can be defined as:42)
        template<class charT, class traits>
          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, ios_base::fmtflags mask)
          { // reset specified flags
            str.setf(ios_base::fmtflags(0), mask);
            return str;
          }

  smanip setiosflags(ios_base::fmtflags mask);

  Returns:
    smanip(f,mask), where f can be defined as:
          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, ios_base::fmtflags mask)
          { // set specified flags
            str.setf(mask);
            return str;
          }

  smanip setbase(int base);

  Returns:
    smanip(f, base), where f can be defined as:

  _________________________
  42)  The  expression  cin  >>  resetiosflags(ios_base::skipws)  clears
  ios_base::skipws  in the format flags stored in the istream object cin
  (the same as cin >> noskipws), and the expression  cout  <<  resetios­
  flags(ios_base::showbase)  clears  ios_base::showbase  in  the  format
  flags stored in the ostream object cout (the same as cout  <<  noshow­
  base).

          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, int base)
          { // set basefield
            str.setf(n ==  8 ? ios_base::oct :
                           n == 10 ? ios_base::dec :
                           n == 16 ? ios_base::hex :
                                     ios_base::fmtflags(0), ios_base::basefield);
            return str;
          }

  smanip setfill(int c);

  Returns:
    smanip(f, c), where f can be defined as:
          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, int c)
          { // set fill character
            str.fill(c);
            return str;
          }

  smanip setprecision(int n);

  Returns:
    smanip(f, n), where f can be defined as:
          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, int n)
          { // set precision
            str.precision(n);
            return str;
          }

  smanip setw(int n);

  Returns:
    smanip(f, n), where f can be defined as:
          ios_base& f(ios_base& str, int n)
          { // set width
            str.width(n);
            return str;
          }

  27.7  String-based streams                        [lib.string.streams]

1 The  header  <sstream>  defines three template classes, and six types,
  that associate stream buffers with objects of class  basic_string,  as
  described in subclause _lib.string.classes_.

  Header <sstream> synopsis

  #include <streambuf>
  #include <istream>
  #include <ostream>

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_stringbuf;
    typedef basic_stringbuf<char>     stringbuf;
    typedef basic_stringbuf<wchar_t> wstringbuf;

    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_istringstream;
    typedef basic_istringstream<char>     istringstream;
    typedef basic_istringstream<wchar_t> wistringstream;

    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_ostringstream;
    typedef basic_ostringstream<char>     ostringstream;
    typedef basic_ostringstream<wchar_t> wostringstream;
  }

  27.7.1  Template class basic_stringbuf                 [lib.stringbuf]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_stringbuf : public basic_streambuf<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.stringbuf.cons_ Constructors:
      explicit basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode which
                                = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      explicit basic_stringbuf(const basic_string<char_type>& str,
                               ios_base::openmode which
                                = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
    // _lib.stringbuf.members_ Get and set:
      basic_string<char_type> str() const;
      void                    str(const basic_string<char_type>& s);
    protected:
    // _lib.stringbuf.virtuals_ Overridden virtual functions:
      virtual int_type   underflow();
      virtual int_type   pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());
      virtual int_type   overflow (int_type c = traits::eof());
      virtual pos_type   seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                                 ios_base::openmode which
                                  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      virtual pos_type   seekpos(pos_type sp,
                                 ios_base::openmode which
                                  = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

    private:
  //  ios_base::openmode mode;      exposition only
    };
  }

1 The class basic_stringbuf is derived from basic_streambuf to associate
  possibly the input sequence and possibly the output  sequence  with  a
  sequence  of  arbitrary  characters.   The sequence can be initialized
  from, or made available as, an object of class basic_string.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 41                -------+
  For the sake of exposition, the maintained data is presented here as:

  --ios_base::openmode mode, has in set if the  input  sequence  can  be
    read, and out set if the output sequence can be written.
  +-------                 END BOX 41                 -------+

  27.7.1.1  basic_stringbuf  constructors           [lib.stringbuf.cons]

  explicit basic_stringbuf(ios_base::openmode which =
                             ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_stringbuf, initializing the base
    class with basic_streambuf() (_lib.streambuf.cons_), and  initializ­
    ing mode with which.
  Notes:
    The function allocates no array object.

  explicit basic_stringbuf(const basic_string<char_type>& str,
                 ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_stringbuf, initializing the base
    class with basic_streambuf() (_lib.streambuf.cons_), and  initializ­
    ing mode with which.
  Postconditions:
    str()  ==  str.  If str.size() > 0, sets the get and/or put pointers
    as indicated in Table 14:

                        Table 14--str get/set areas

    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |         Condition                          Setting               |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |(which & ios_base::in)  != 0   setg(str(),str(),str()+str.size()) |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |(which & ios_base::out) != 0   setp(str(),str(),str()+str.size()) |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+

  27.7.1.2  Member functions                     [lib.stringbuf.members]

  basic_string<char_type> str() const;

  Returns:
    The return value of this function are indicated in Table 15:

                        Table 15--str return values

  +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |       Condition                            Return Value                   |
  +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(mode & basic_ios::in)    basic_string<char_type>(eback(),egptr()-eback()) |
  |!= 0 and (gptr() != 0)                                                     |
  +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(mode & basic_ios::out)   basic_string<char_type>(pbase(),pptr()-pbase())  |
  |!= 0 and (pptr() != 0)                                                     |
  +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Otherwise                 basic_string<char_type>()                        |
  +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  void str(const basic_string<char_type>& s);

  Effects:
    If s.length() is zero, executes:
        setg(0, 0, 0);
        setp(0, 0);
  Postcondition:
    str() == s.  If str.size() > 0, sets the get and/or put pointers  as
    indicated in Table 16:

                        Table 16--str get/set areas

    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |         Condition                          Setting               |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |(which & ios_base::in)  != 0   setg(str(),str(),str()+str.size()) |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    |(which & ios_base::out) != 0   setp(str(),str(),str()+str.size()) |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+

  27.7.1.3  Overridden virtual functions        [lib.stringbuf.virtuals]

  int_type underflow();

  Returns:
    If  the  input  sequence  has  a  read  position  available, returns
    int_type(*gptr()).
    Otherwise, returns traits::eof().

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 42                -------+
  This should probably be not_eof(*gptr()) in  order  to  suppress  sign
  extension of chars.
  +-------                 END BOX 42                 -------+

  int_type pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 43                -------+
  Check vs. _lib.streambuf.virtuals_ and _lib.filebuf.virtuals_
  +-------                 END BOX 43                 -------+

  Effects:
    Puts  back  the  character designated by c to the input sequence, if
    possible, in one of three ways:

  --If c != traits::eof(), if the input sequence has a putback  position
    available,  and  if  char_type(c)  == char_type(gptr()[-1]), assigns
    gptr() - 1 to gptr().
    Returns: c.

  --If c != traits::eof(), if the input sequence has a putback  position
    available,  and  if  mode  &  ios_base::out is nonzero, assigns c to
    *--gptr().
    Returns: c.

  --If c == traits::eof() and if the input sequence has a putback  posi­
    tion available, assigns gptr() - 1 to gptr().

    Returns: c.
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 44                -------+
  The  return  values above should probably use not_eof in order to sup­
  press sign extension of chars.
  +-------                 END BOX 44                 -------+

  Notes:
    If the function can succeed in more than one of these  ways,  it  is
    unspecified which way is chosen.

  int_type overflow(int_type c = traits::eof());

  Effects:
    Appends  the  character  designated  by c to the output sequence, if
    possible, in one of two ways:

  --If c != traits::eof() and if either the output sequence has a  write
    position  available or the function makes a write position available
    (as described below), the function calls sputc(c).
    Signals success by returning c.

  --If c == traits::eof(), there is no character to append.
    Signals success by returning a value other than traits::eof().
  Notes:
    The function can alter the number of write positions available as  a
    result of any call.
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure.

1 [Note:  The function can make a write position available only if (mode
  & ios_base::out) != 0.  To make a write position available, the  func­
  tion  reallocates (or initially allocates) an array object with a suf­
  ficient number of elements to hold the current array object (if  any),
  plus  one  additional  write position.  If (mode & ios_base::in) != 0,
  the function alters the read end pointer egptr() to  point  just  past
  the  new  write  position  (as  does the write end pointer epptr()).
  --end note]

  pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                   ios_base::openmode which
                    = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 45                -------+
  Check vs. _lib.filebuf.virtuals_
  +-------                 END BOX 45                 -------+

  Effects:
    Alters the stream position within one of the  controlled  sequences,
    if possible, as indicated in Table 17:

                       Table 17--seekoff positioning

  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |         Conditions                                  Result                       |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(which & basic_ios::in)  != 0   positions the input sequence                      |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |(which & basic_ios::out) != 0   positions the output sequence                     |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Otherwise,                                                                        |
  |(which & (basic_ios::in | ba­   positions both the input and the output sequences |
  |sic_ios::out)) == (ba­                                                            |
  |sic_ios::in | ba­                                                                 |
  |sic_ios::out))                                                                    |
  |and way == either ba­                                                             |
  |sic_ios::beg or ba­                                                               |
  |sic_ios::end                                                                      |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Otherwise,                      the positioning operation fails.                  |
  +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

2 For a sequence to be positioned, if its next pointer (either gptr() or
  pptr())  is  a  null pointer, the positioning operation fails.  Other­
  wise, the function determines newoff as indicated in Table 18:

                         Table 18--newoff values

        +---------------------------------------------------------+
        |      Condition                   newoff Value           |
        +---------------------------------------------------------+
        |way == basic_ios::beg    0                               |
        +---------------------------------------------------------+
        |way == basic_ios::cur    the next pointer minus the be­  |
        |                         ginning pointer (xnext - xbeg). |
        +---------------------------------------------------------+
        |way == basic_ios::end    the end pointer minus the be­   |
        |                         ginning pointer (xend - xbeg)   |
        +---------------------------------------------------------+
        |If (newoff + off) < 0,   the positioning operation fails |
        |or (xend - xbeg) <                                       |
        |(newoff + off)                                           |
        +---------------------------------------------------------+

3 Otherwise, the function assigns xbeg  +  newoff  +  off  to  the  next
  pointer xnext.

  Returns:
    pos_type(newoff),  constructed  from the resultant offset newoff (of
    type off_type), that stores the resultant stream position, if possi­
    ble.   If  the  positioning  operation  fails, or if the constructed
    object cannot represent the resultant stream  position,  the  object
    stores an invalid stream position.

  pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, ios_base::openmode which
                    = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 46                -------+
  Check vs. _lib.filebuf.virtuals_
  +-------                 END BOX 46                 -------+

  Effects:
    Alters  the  stream position within one of the controlled sequences,
    if possible, to correspond to the stream position stored in  sp  (as
    described below).

  --If (which & basic_ios::in)  != 0, positions the input sequence.

  --If (which & basic_ios::out) != 0, positions the output sequence.

  --If  the  function positions neither sequence, the positioning opera­
    tion fails.

4 For a sequence to be positioned, if its next pointer (either gptr() or
  pptr())  is  a  null pointer, the positioning operation fails.  Other­
  wise, the function determines newoff from sp.offset():

  --If newoff is an invalid stream position, has a  negative  value,  or
    has  a  value  greater than (xend - xbeg), the positioning operation
    fails.

  --Otherwise, the function adds newoff to the  beginning  pointer  xbeg
    and stores the result in the next pointer xnext.
  Returns:
    pos_type(newoff),  constructed  from the resultant offset newoff (of
    type off_type), that stores the resultant stream position, if possi­
    ble.   If  the  positioning  operation  fails, or if the constructed
    object cannot represent the resultant stream  position,  the  object
    stores an invalid stream position.

  27.7.2  Template class basic_istringstream         [lib.istringstream]

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_istringstream : public basic_istream<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.istringstream.cons_ Constructors:
      explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);
      explicit basic_istringstream(const basic_string<charT>& str,
                                   ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);
    // _lib.istringstream.members_ Members:
      basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
      basic_string<charT> str() const;
      void                str(const basic_string<charT>& s);
    private:
  //  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits> sb;   exposition only
    };
  }

1 The  class  basic_istringstream<charT,traits> supports reading objects
  of class basic_string<charT,traits>.  It uses a basic_stringbuf object
  to  control  the  associated storage.  For the sake of exposition, the
  maintained data is presented here as:

  --sb, the stringbuf object.

  27.7.2.1  basic_istringstream                 [lib.istringstream.cons]
       constructors

  explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);

  Effects:
    Constructs  an  object  of  class basic_istringstream<charT,traits>,
    initializing the base class with basic_istream(&sb) and initializing
    sb             with            basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>(which))
    (_lib.stringbuf.cons_).

  explicit basic_istringstream(const basic_string<charT>& str,
                      ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);

  Effects:
    Constructs an  object  of  class  basic_istringstream<charT,traits>,
    initializing the base class with basic_istream(&sb) and initializing
    sb       with       basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>(str,       which))
    (_lib.stringbuf.cons_).

  27.7.2.2  Member functions                 [lib.istringstream.members]

  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

  Returns:
    (basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

  basic_string<charT> str() const;

  Returns:
    rdbuf()->str().

  void str(const basic_string<charT>& s);

  Effects:
    Calls rdbuf()->str(s).

  27.7.2.3  Class basic_ostringstream                [lib.ostringstream]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ostringstream : public basic_ostream<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT            char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.ostringstream.cons_ Constructors/destructor:
      explicit basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out);
      explicit basic_ostringstream(const basic_string<charT>& str,
                                   ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out);
      virtual ~basic_ostringstream();
    // _lib.ostringstream.members_ Members:
      basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
      basic_string<charT> str() const;
      void                str(const basic_string<charT>& s);
    private:
  //  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits> sb;   exposition only
    };
  }

1 The  class  basic_ostringstream<charT,traits> supports writing objects
  of class basic_string<charT,traits>.  It uses a basic_stringbuf object
  to  control  the  associated storage.  For the sake of exposition, the
  maintained data is presented here as:

  --sb, the stringbuf object.

  27.7.2.4  basic_ostringstream                 [lib.ostringstream.cons]
       constructors

  explicit basic_ostringstream(ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    Constructs  an object of class basic_ostringstream, initializing the
    base  class  with  basic_ostream(&sb)  and  initializing   sb   with
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>(which)) (_lib.stringbuf.cons_).

  explicit basic_ostringstream(const basic_string<charT>& str,
                               ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    Constructs  an  object  of  class basic_ostringstream<charT,traits>,
    initializing the base class with basic_ostream(&sb) and initializing
    sb       with       basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>(str,       which))
    (_lib.stringbuf.cons_).

  27.7.2.5  Member functions                 [lib.ostringstream.members]

  basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

  Returns:
    (basic_stringbuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

  basic_string<charT> str() const;

  Returns:
    rdbuf()->str().

  void str(const basic_string<charT>& s);

  Effects:
    Calls rdbuf()->str(s).

  27.8  File-based streams                            [lib.file.streams]

  27.8.1  File streams                                    [lib.fstreams]

1 The header <fstream> defines three class  templates,  and  six  types,
  that  associate stream buffers with files and assist reading and writ­
  ing files.

  Header <fstream> synopsis

  #include <streambuf>
  #include <istream>
  #include <ostream>

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_filebuf;
    typedef basic_filebuf<char>    filebuf;
    typedef basic_filebuf<wchar_t> wfilebuf;

    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_ifstream;
    typedef basic_ifstream<char>    ifstream;
    typedef basic_ifstream<wchar_t> wifstream;

    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
      class basic_ofstream;
    typedef basic_ofstream<char>    ofstream;
    typedef basic_ofstream<wchar_t> wofstream;
  }

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 47                -------+
  basic_filebuf<charT,traits> should be specified so that  it  treats  a
  file  as  a  sequence  of charT.  Except for filebuf and wfilebuf that
  implies it treats the file as binary.
  +-------                 END BOX 47                 -------+

2 In this subclause, the type name  FILE  is  a  synonym  for  the  type
  FILE.43)

  --File  A File provides an external source/sink stream whose underlaid
    character type is char (byte).44)

  --Multibyte character and Files A File provides  byte  sequences.   So
    the streambuf (or its derived classes) treats a file as the external
    source/sink byte sequence.  In a large  character  set  environment,
    multibyte  character  sequences are held in files.  In order to pro­
    vide the contents of a  file  as  wide  character  sequences,  wide-
    oriented  filebuf,  namely  wfilebuf  should  convert wide character
    sequences.  Because of  necessity  of  the  conversion  between  the
    external source/sink streams and wide character sequences.

  27.8.1.1  Template class basic_filebuf                   [lib.filebuf]

  _________________________
  43) FILE is defined in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).
  44) A File is a sequence of multibyte characters.  In order to provide
  the  contents as a wide character sequence, filebuf should convert be­
  tween wide character sequences and multibyte character sequences.

  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_filebuf : public basic_streambuf<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.filebuf.cons_ Constructors/destructor:
      basic_filebuf();
      virtual ~basic_filebuf();
    // _lib.filebuf.members_ Members:
      bool is_open() const;
      basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* open(const char* s, ios_base::openmode mode);
      basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* close();
    protected:
    // _lib.filebuf.virtuals_ Overridden virtual functions:
      virtual int      showmanyc();
      virtual int_type underflow();
      virtual int_type pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());
      virtual int_type overflow (int_type c = traits::eof());
      virtual basic_streambuf<charT,traits>*
                       setbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);
      virtual pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                               ios_base::openmode which
                                 = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      virtual pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, ios_base::openmode which
                                 = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);
      virtual int      sync();
      virtual void     imbue(const locale& loc);
    };
  }

1 The   class  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>  associates  both  the  input
  sequence and the output sequence with a file.

2 The restrictions on reading and writing a sequence  controlled  by  an
  object  of class basic_filebuf<charT,traits> are the same as for read­
  ing and writing with the Standard C library FILEs.

3 In particular:

  --If the file is not open for reading the  input  sequence  cannot  be
    read.

  --If  the  file  is not open for writing the output sequence cannot be
    written.

  --A joint file position is maintained for both the input sequence  and
    the output sequence.

4 In  order to support file I/O and multibyte/wide character conversion,
  conversions are performed using getloc().  Specifically:

  --when input is performed, bytes are read from the file and  converted
    to charT ``as if'' by using
    getloc().use<codecvt<char,charT,ios_traits::state_type> >()

  --when output is performed, charT's are converted to char ``as if'' by
    using
    getloc().use<codecvt<charT,char,ios_traits::state_type> >().

  27.8.1.2  basic_filebuf constructors                [lib.filebuf.cons]

  basic_filebuf();

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_filebuf<charT,traits>,  initial­
    izing    the   base   class   with   basic_streambuf<charT,traits>()
    (_lib.streambuf.cons_).
  Postcondition:
    is_open() == false.

  virtual ~basic_filebuf();

  Effects:
    Destroys an  object  of  class  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>.   Calls
    close().

  27.8.1.3  Member functions                       [lib.filebuf.members]

  bool is_open() const;

  Returns:
    true if the associated file is available and open.

  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* open(const char* s, ios_base::openmode mode);

  Effects:
    If  is_open()  == true, returns a null pointer.  Otherwise, initial­
    izes the filebuf as required.
    It then opens a file, if possible, whose name is the  NTBS  s  (``as
    if'' by calling ::fopen(s,modstr)).
    The  NTBS  modstr  is determined from mode & ~ios_base::ate as indi­
    cated in Table 19:

                         Table 19--File open modes

               +---------------------------------------------+
               |        ios_base            stdio equivalent |
               |        Value(s)                             |
               +---------------------------------------------+
               |in                          "r"              |
               |out | trunc                 "w"              |
               |out | app                   "a"              |
               |in | out                    "r+"             |
               |in | binary                 "rb"             |
               |out | trunc | binary        "wb"             |
               |out | app | binary          "ab"             |
               |in | out | trunc            "w+"             |
               |in | out | app              "a+"             |
               |in | out | binary           "r+b"            |
               |in | out | trunc | binary   "w+b"            |
               |in | out | app | binary     "a+b"            |
               +---------------------------------------------+

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 48                -------+
  The table omits many cases, including the common case of out.
  +-------                 END BOX 48                 -------+

1 If the open operation succeeds and (mode & ios_base::ate) != 0,  posi­
  tions    the    file    to    the    end   (``as   if''   by   calling
  ::fseek(file,0,SEEK_END)).45)

2 If the repositioning operation fails, calls close() and returns a null
  pointer to indicate failure.
  Returns:
    this if successful, a null pointer otherwise.

  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* close();

  Effects:
    If  is_open()  ==  false, returns a null pointer.  Otherwise, closes
    the file (``as if'' by calling ::fclose(file)).46)
  Returns:
    this on success, a null pointer otherwise.

  _________________________
  45) The  macro  SEEK_END  is  defined,  and  the  function  signatures
  fopen(const  char_type*, const char_type*) and fseek(FILE*, long, int)
  are declared, in <cstdio> (_lib.c.files_).
  46) The function signature  fclose(FILE*)  is  declared,  in  <cstdio>
  (_lib.c.files_).

  Postcondition:
    is_open() == false.

  27.8.1.4  Overridden virtual functions          [lib.filebuf.virtuals]

  int showmanyc();

  Effects:
    Behaves      the      same      as      basic_streambuf::showmanyc()
    (_lib.streambuf.virtuals_).
  Notes:
    An implementation might well provide an  overriding  definition  for
    this function signature if it can determine that more characters can
    be read from the input sequence.

  int_type underflow();

  Effects:
    Behaves      according       to       the       description       of
    basic_streambuf<charT,traits>:: underflow(), with the specialization
    that a sequence of characters is read from the input  sequence  ``as
    if''  by  reading from the associated file into an internal buffer (
    from_buf) and then ``as if'' doing
          char   from_buf[FSIZE];
          char*  from_end;
          charT  to_buf[TSIZE];
          charT* to_end;
          codecvt_base::result r
              = getloc().use<codecvt<char,charT,typename ios_traits::state_type> >().
                  convert(st,from_buf,from_buf+FSIZE,from_end,
                          to_buf, to_buf+to_size, to_end);
    This must be done in such a way that the class can recover the posi­
    tion  (  fpos_t)  corresponding to each character between to_buf and
    to_end.  If the value of r indicates that convert() ran out of space
    in to_buf, retry with a larger to_buf.

  int_type pbackfail(int_type c = traits::eof());

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 49                -------+
  Check vs. _lib.streambuf.virtuals_.
  +-------                 END BOX 49                 -------+

  Effects:
    Puts  back  the  character designated by c to the input sequence, if
    possible, in one of four ways:

  --If c != traits::eof() and if the function makes a  putback  position
    available  and  if char_type(c) == char_type(gptr()[-1]), decrements
    the next pointer for the input sequence, gptr().

  --If c != traits::eof() and if the function makes a  putback  position
    available, and if the function is permitted to assign to the putback
    position, decrements the next pointer for the  input  sequence,  and
    stores c there.

  --If c == traits::eof() and if either the input sequence has a putback
    position available or the function makes a putback  position  avail­
    able, decrements the next pointer for the input sequence, gptr().
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure, otherwise not_eof(c).
  Notes:
    If is_open() == false, the function always fails.
    The  function  does  not  put back a character directly to the input
    sequence.
    If the function can succeed in more than one of these  ways,  it  is
    unspecified  which way is chosen.  The function can alter the number
    of putback positions available as a result of any call.

  int_type overflow(int_type c = traits::eof());

  Effects:
    Behaves      according       to       the       description       of
    basic_streambuf<charT,traits>::overflow(c), except that the behavior
    of ``consuming characters'' is performed  by  first  coverting  ``as
    if'' by:
          charT* b = pbase();
          charT* p = pptr();
          charT* end;
          char   buf[BSIZE];
          char*  ebuf;
          codecvt_base::result r
              = getloc().use<codecvt<charT, char, ios_traits::state_type> >().
                  convert(st,b(),p(),end,buf,buf+BSIZE,ebuf);
    and then

  --If r == codecvt_base::error then fail.

  --If  r  ==  codecvt_base::noconv  then output chararcters from b upto
    (and not including) p.

  --If r == codecvt_base::partial then output  to  the  file  characters
    from  buf  upto ebuf, and repeat using characters from end to p.  If
    output fails, fail (without repeating).

  --Otherwise output from buf to ebuf, and fail  if  output  fails.   At
    this  point  if  b  != p and b == end ( buf isn't large enough) then
    increase BSIZE and repeat from the beginning.
  Returns:
    traits::eof() to indicate failure.  If is_open() == false, the func­
    tion always fails.

  basic_streambuf* setbuf(char_type* s, int n);

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 50                -------+
  [To Be Filled]

  Check vs. _lib.streambuf.virtuals_ and _lib.stringbuf.virtuals_.
  +-------                 END BOX 50                 -------+

  pos_type seekoff(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir way,
                   ios_base::openmode which
                    = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  Effects:
    The  current  state is determined as follows: If the the last opera­
    tion was overflow(), the current state is obtained by combining  the
    shiftstate  contained  in  st with the current position ( fpos_t) of
    the file.  If the last operation was underflow(), the shiftstate and
    file  position are determined (according to whatever means they were
    saved by underflow()) as corresponding to pptr().
    Then, alters the stream position within the controlled sequences, if
    possible, as described below.
    If  is_open() == false, the positioning operation fails.  Otherwise,
    repositions  within  the  associated  file  (``as  if''  by  calling
    ::fseek(file,off,whence).47)
    [Note:  The function determines one of three values for the argument
    whence, of type int, as indicated in Table 20:

                         Table 20--seekoff effects

                    +----------------------------------+
                    |  way Value      stdio Equivalent |
                    +----------------------------------+
                    |basic_ios::beg   SEEK_SET         |
                    |basic_ios::cur   SEEK_CUR         |
                    |basic_ios::end   SEEK_END         |
                    +----------------------------------+
     --end note]
    The function extracts the conversion state  from  off  by  means  of
    get_offstate() to reset the rdstate() member.

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 51                -------+
  The member get_offstate() is not defined anywhere.
  +-------                 END BOX 51                 -------+
  _________________________
  47)  The  macros SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, and SEEK_END are defined, and the
  function signature fseek(FILE*, long, int) is  declared,  in  <cstdio>
  (_lib.c.files_).

  Returns:
    a newly constructed pos_type object that stores the resultant stream
    position, if possible.  If the positioning operation  fails,  or  if
    the  object  cannot represent the resultant stream position, returns
    an invalid stream position (_lib.iostreams.pos.t_).

  pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, ios_base::openmode which
                               = ios_base::in | ios_base::out);

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 52                -------+
  [To Be Filled]

  Check vs. _lib.streambuf.virtuals_ and _lib.stringbuf.virtuals_.
  +-------                 END BOX 52                 -------+

  int sync();

  +-------                BEGIN BOX 53                -------+
  [To Be Filled]

  Check vs. _lib.streambuf.virtuals_.
  +-------                 END BOX 53                 -------+

  void imbue(const locale& loc);

  27.8.1.5  Template class basic_ifstream                 [lib.ifstream]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ifstream : public basic_istream<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.ifstream.cons_ Constructors:
      basic_ifstream();
      explicit basic_ifstream(const char* s, openmode mode = in);
    // _lib.ifstream.members_ Members:
      basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

      bool is_open();
      void open(const char* s, openmode mode = in);
      void close();
    private:
  //  basic_filebuf<charT,traits> sb;     exposition only
    };
  }

1 The class basic_ifstream<charT,traits>  supports  reading  from  named
  files.   It  uses  a basic_filebuf<charT,traits> object to control the
  associated sequence.  For the sake of exposition, the maintained  data
  is presented here as:

  --sb, the filebuf object.

  27.8.1.6  basic_ifstream constructors              [lib.ifstream.cons]

  basic_ifstream();

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ifstream<charT,traits>, initial­
    izing the base class with  basic_istream(&sb)  and  initializing  sb
    with       basic_filebuf<charT,traits>())       (_lib.istream.cons_,
    _lib.filebuf.cons_).

  explicit basic_ifstream(const char* s, openmode mode = in);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ifstream, initializing the  base
    class    with    basic_istream(&sb)   and   initializing   sb   with
    basic_filebuf<charT,traits>())                  (_lib.istream.cons_,
    _lib.filebuf.cons_), then calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode).

  27.8.1.7  Member functions                      [lib.ifstream.members]

  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

  Returns:
    (basic_filebuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

  bool is_open();

  Returns:
    rdbuf()->is_open().

  void open(const char* s, openmode mode = in);

  Effects:
    Calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode).  If is_open() returns false, calls set­
    state(failbit)     (which      may      throw      ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).

  void close();

  Effects:
    Calls  rdbuf()->close()  and,  if that function returns false, calls
    setstate(failbit)     (which     may     throw     ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).

  27.8.1.8  Template class basic_ofstream                 [lib.ofstream]
  namespace std {
    template <class charT, class traits = ios_traits<charT> >
    class basic_ofstream : public basic_ostream<charT,traits> {
    public:
    // Types:
      typedef charT                     char_type;
      typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
      typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
      typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
    // _lib.ofstream.cons_ Constructors:
      basic_ofstream();
      explicit basic_ofstream(const char* s, openmode mode = out | trunc);
    // _lib.ofstream.members_ Members:
      basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;
      bool is_open();
      void open(const char* s, ios_base::openmode mode = out | trunc);
      void close();
    private:
  //  basic_filebuf<charT,traits> sb;     exposition only
    };
  }

1 The  class  basic_ofstream<charT,traits>  supports  writing  to  named
  files.  It uses a basic_filebuf<charT,traits> object  to  control  the
  associated  sequence.  For the sake of exposition, the maintained data
  is presented here as:

  --sb, the filebuf object.

  27.8.1.9  basic_ofstream constructors              [lib.ofstream.cons]

  basic_ofstream();

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ofstream<charT,traits>, initial­
    izing  the  base  class  with basic_ostream(&sb) and initializing sb
    with       basic_filebuf<charT,traits>())       (_lib.ostream.cons_,
    _lib.filebuf.cons_).

  explicit basic_ofstream(const char* s, openmode mode = out);

  Effects:
    Constructs an object of class basic_ofstream<charT,traits>, initial­
    izing the base class with  basic_ostream(&sb)  and  initializing  sb
    with       basic_filebuf<charT,traits>())       (_lib.ostream.cons_,
    _lib.filebuf.cons_), then calls rdbuf()->open(s, mode).

  27.8.1.10  Member functions                     [lib.ofstream.members]

  basic_filebuf<charT,traits>* rdbuf() const;

  Returns:
    (basic_filebuf<charT,traits>*)&sb.

  bool is_open();

  Returns:
    rdbuf()->is_open().

  void open(const char* s, openmode mode = out);

  Effects:
    Calls rdbuf()->open(s,mode).  If is_open() is then false, calls set­
    state(failbit)      (which      may      throw     ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).

  void close();

  Effects:
    Calls rdbuf()->close() and, if that function fails (returns  a  null
    pointer), calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base::failure
    (_lib.iostate.flags_)).

  27.8.2  C Library files                                  [lib.c.files]

1 Headers <cstdio>.

                    Table 20--Header <cstdio> synopsis

  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |    Type                                   Name(s)                             |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Macros:                                                                        |
  |BUFSIZ         L_tmpnam        SEEK_SET   TMP_MAX                              |
  |EOF            NULL <cstdio>   stderr     _IOFBF                               |
  |FILENAME_MAX   SEEK_CUR        stdin      _IOLBF                               |
  |FOPEN_MAX      SEEK_END        stdout     _IONBF                               |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Types:         FILE            fpos_t     size_t <cstdio>                      |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  |Functions:                                                                     |
  |clearerr       fgets           fscanf     gets              rewind             |
  |fclose         fopen           fseek      perror            scanf     tmpnam   |
  |feof           fprintf         fsetpos    printf            setbuf    ungetc   |
  |ferror         fputc           ftell      putc              setvbuf   vprintf  |
  |fflush         fputs           fwrite     puts              sprintf   vfprintf |
  |fgetc          fread           getc       remove            sscanf    vsprintf |
  |fgetpos        freopen         getchar    putchar           rename    tmpfile  |
  +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

  SEE ALSO: ISO C subclause 7.9, Amendment 1 subclause 4.6.2.