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std::ostrstream

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Defined in header <strstream>
class ostrstream : public std::ostream
(deprecated in C++98)
(removed in C++26)

The class ostrstream implements output operations on array-backed streams. It essentially wraps a raw array I/O device implementation (std::strstreambuf) into the higher-level interface of std::basic_ostream.

The typical implementation of ostrstream holds only one non-derived data member: an object of type std::strstreambuf.

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[edit] Notes

After any call to str(), a call to freeze(false) is required to allow the destructor to deallocate the buffer as necessary.

Before any call to str() that uses the result as a C-string, the buffer must be null-terminated, typically with std::ends.

ostrstream has been deprecated since C++98 and removed since C++26. std::ostringstream, std::ospanstream(since C++23), and boost::iostreams::array_sink are the recommended replacements.

[edit] Member functions

constructs an ostrstream object, optionally allocating the buffer
(public member function) [edit]
[virtual]
destructs an ostrstream object, optionally deallocating the buffer
(virtual public member function) [edit]
obtains a pointer to the associated strstreambuf
(public member function) [edit]
accesses the output buffer
(public member function) [edit]
disables/enables automatic reallocation
(public member function) [edit]
obtains the number of characters written
(public member function) [edit]

Inherited from std::basic_ostream

Member functions

Formatted output
inserts formatted data
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
Unformatted output
inserts a character
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
inserts blocks of characters
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
Positioning
returns the output position indicator
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
sets the output position indicator
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
Miscellaneous
synchronizes with the underlying storage device
(public member function of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]

Member classes

implements basic logic for preparation of the stream for output operations
(public member class of std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>) [edit]

Inherited from std::basic_ios

Member types

Member type Definition
char_type CharT
traits_type Traits
int_type Traits::int_type
pos_type Traits::pos_type
off_type Traits::off_type

Member functions

State functions
checks if no error has occurred i.e. I/O operations are available
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
checks if end-of-file has been reached
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
checks if an error has occurred
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
checks if a non-recoverable error has occurred
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
checks if an error has occurred (synonym of fail())
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
checks if no error has occurred (synonym of !fail())
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
returns state flags
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
sets state flags
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
modifies state flags
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
Formatting
copies formatting information
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
manages the fill character
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
Miscellaneous
manages exception mask
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
sets the locale
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
manages associated stream buffer
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
manages tied stream
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
narrows characters
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]
widens characters
(public member function of std::basic_ios<CharT,Traits>) [edit]

Inherited from std::ios_base

Member functions

Formatting
manages format flags
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
sets specific format flag
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
clears specific format flag
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
manages decimal precision of floating point operations
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
manages field width
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
Locales
sets locale
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
returns current locale
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
Internal extensible array
[static]
returns a program-wide unique integer that is safe to use as index to pword() and iword()
(public static member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
resizes the private storage if necessary and access to the long element at the given index
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
resizes the private storage if necessary and access to the void* element at the given index
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
Miscellaneous
registers event callback function
(public member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
sets whether C++ and C I/O libraries are interoperable
(public static member function of std::ios_base) [edit]
Member classes
stream exception
(public member class of std::ios_base) [edit]
initializes standard stream objects
(public member class of std::ios_base) [edit]

Member types and constants

Type Explanation
stream open mode type

The following constants are also defined:

Constant Explanation[edit]
app seek to the end of stream before each write[edit]
binary open in binary mode[edit]
in open for reading[edit]
out open for writing[edit]
trunc discard the contents of the stream when opening[edit]
ate seek to the end of stream immediately after open[edit]
noreplace (C++23) open in exclusive mode[edit]

(typedef) [edit]
formatting flags type

The following constants are also defined:

Constant Explanation[edit]
dec use decimal base for integer I/O: see std::dec[edit]
oct use octal base for integer I/O: see std::oct