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31 /** @file basic_ios.h
32 * This is an internal header file, included by other library headers.
33 * You should not attempt to use it directly.
36 #ifndef _CPP_BITS_BASICIOS_H
37 #define _CPP_BITS_BASICIOS_H 1
39 #pragma GCC system_header
41 #include <bits/streambuf_iterator.h>
42 #include <bits/localefwd.h>
43 #include <bits/locale_classes.h>
44 #include <bits/locale_facets.h>
46 namespace std
48 // 27.4.5 Template class basic_ios
49 /**
50 * @brief Virtual base class for all stream classes.
52 * Most of the member functions called dispatched on stream objects
53 * (e.g., @c std::cout.foo(bar);) are consolidated in this class.
55 template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
56 class basic_ios : public ios_base
58 public:
59 //@{
60 /**
61 * These are standard types. They permit a standardized way of
62 * referring to names of (or names dependant on) the template
63 * parameters, which are specific to the implementation.
65 typedef _CharT char_type;
66 typedef typename _Traits::int_type int_type;
67 typedef typename _Traits::pos_type pos_type;
68 typedef typename _Traits::off_type off_type;
69 typedef _Traits traits_type;
70 //@}
72 //@{
73 /**
74 * @if maint
75 * These are non-standard types.
76 * @endif
78 typedef ctype<_CharT> __ctype_type;
79 typedef ostreambuf_iterator<_CharT, _Traits> __ostreambuf_iter;
80 typedef num_put<_CharT, __ostreambuf_iter> __numput_type;
81 typedef istreambuf_iterator<_CharT, _Traits> __istreambuf_iter;
82 typedef num_get<_CharT, __istreambuf_iter> __numget_type;
83 //@}
85 // Data members:
86 protected:
87 basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>* _M_tie;
88 mutable char_type _M_fill;
89 mutable bool _M_fill_init;
90 basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>* _M_streambuf;
92 // Cached use_facet<ctype>, which is based on the current locale info.
93 const __ctype_type* _M_fctype;
94 // For ostream.
95 const __numput_type* _M_fnumput;
96 // For istream.
97 const __numget_type* _M_fnumget;
99 public:
100 //@{
102 * @brief The quick-and-easy status check.
104 * This allows you to write constructs such as
105 * "if (!a_stream) ..." and "while (a_stream) ..."
107 operator void*() const
108 { return this->fail() ? 0 : const_cast<basic_ios*>(this); }
110 bool
111 operator!() const
112 { return this->fail(); }
113 //@}
116 * @brief Returns the error state of the stream buffer.
117 * @return A bit pattern (well, isn't everything?)
119 * See std::ios_base::iostate for the possible bit values. Most
120 * users will call one of the interpreting wrappers, e.g., good().
122 iostate
123 rdstate() const
124 { return _M_streambuf_state; }
127 * @brief [Re]sets the error state.
128 * @param state The new state flag(s) to set.
130 * See std::ios_base::iostate for the possible bit values. Most
131 * users will not need to pass an argument.
133 void
134 clear(iostate __state = goodbit);
137 * @brief Sets additional flags in the error state.
138 * @param state The additional state flag(s) to set.
140 * See std::ios_base::iostate for the possible bit values.
142 void
143 setstate(iostate __state)
144 { this->clear(this->rdstate() | __state); }
147 * @brief Fast error checking.
148 * @return True if no error flags are set.
150 * A wrapper around rdstate.
152 bool
153 good() const
154 { return this->rdstate() == 0; }
157 * @brief Fast error checking.
158 * @return True if the eofbit is set.
160 * Note that other iostate flags may also be set.
162 bool
163 eof() const
164 { return (this->rdstate() & eofbit) != 0; }
167 * @brief Fast error checking.
168 * @return True if either the badbit or the failbit is set.
170 * Checking the badbit in fail() is historical practice.
171 * Note that other iostate flags may also be set.
173 bool
174 fail() const
175 { return (this->rdstate() & (badbit | failbit)) != 0; }
178 * @brief Fast error checking.
179 * @return True if the badbit is set.
181 * Note that other iostate flags may also be set.
183 bool
184 bad() const
185 { return (this->rdstate() & badbit) != 0; }
188 * @brief Throwing exceptions on errors.
189 * @return The current exceptions mask.
191 * This changes nothing in the stream. See the one-argument version
192 * of exceptions(iostate) for the meaning of the return value.
194 iostate
195 exceptions() const
196 { return _M_exception; }
199 * @brief Throwing exceptions on errors.
200 * @param except The new exceptions mask.
202 * By default, error flags are set silently. You can set an
203 * exceptions mask for each stream; if a bit in the mask becomes set
204 * in the error flags, then an exception of type
205 * std::ios_base::failure is thrown.
207 * If the error flage is already set when the exceptions mask is
208 * added, the exception is immediately thrown. Try running the
209 * following under GCC 3.1 or later:
210 * @code
211 * #include <iostream>
212 * #include <fstream>
213 * #include <exception>
215 * int main()
217 * std::set_terminate (__gnu_cxx::__verbose_terminate_handler);
219 * std::ifstream f ("/etc/motd");
221 * std::cerr << "Setting badbit\n";
222 * f.setstate (std::ios_base::badbit);
224 * std::cerr << "Setting exception mask\n";
225 * f.exceptions (std::ios_base::badbit);
227 * @endcode
229 void
230 exceptions(iostate __except)
232 _M_exception = __except;
233 this->clear(_M_streambuf_state);
236 // Constructor/destructor:
238 * @brief Constructor performs initialization.
240 * The parameter is passed by derived streams.
242 explicit
243 basic_ios(basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>* __sb)
244 : ios_base(), _M_fctype(0), _M_fnumput(0), _M_fnumget(0)
245 { this->init(__sb); }
248 * @brief Empty.
250 * The destructor does nothing. More specifically, it does not
251 * destroy the streambuf held by rdbuf().
253 virtual
254 ~basic_ios() { }
256 // Members:
258 * @brief Fetches the current @e tied stream.
259 * @return A pointer to the tied stream, or NULL if the stream is
260 * not tied.
262 * A stream may be @e tied (or synchronized) to a second output
263 * stream. When this stream performs any I/O, the tied stream is
264 * first flushed. For example, @c std::cin is tied to @c std::cout.
266 basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>*
267 tie() const
268 { return _M_tie; }
271 * @brief Ties this stream to an output stream.
272 * @param tiestr The output stream.
273 * @return The previously tied output stream, or NULL if the stream
274 * was not tied.
276 * This sets up a new tie; see tie() for more.
278 basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>*
279 tie(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>* __tiestr)
281 basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>* __old = _M_tie;
282 _M_tie = __tiestr;
283 return __old;
287 * @brief Accessing the underlying buffer.
288 * @return The current stream buffer.
290 * This does not change the state of the stream.
292 basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>*
293 rdbuf() const
294 { return _M_streambuf; }
297 * @brief Changing the underlying buffer.
298 * @param sb The new stream buffer.
299 * @return The previous stream buffer.
301 * Associates a new buffer with the current stream, and clears the
302 * error state.
304 * Due to historical accidents which the LWG refuses to correct, the
305 * I/O library suffers from a design error: this function is hidden
306 * in derived classes by overrides of the zero-argument @c rdbuf(),
307 * which is non-virtual for hysterical raisins. As a result, you
308 * must use explicit qualifications to access this function via any
309 * derived class. For example:
311 * @code
312 * std::fstream foo; // or some other derived type
313 * std::streambuf* p = .....;
315 * foo.ios::rdbuf(p); // ios == basic_ios<char>
316 * @endcode
318 basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>*
319 rdbuf(basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>* __sb);
322 * @doctodo
324 basic_ios&
325 copyfmt(const basic_ios& __rhs);
328 * @brief Retreives the "empty" character.
329 * @return The current fill character.
331 * It defaults to a space (' ') in the current locale.
333 char_type
334 fill() const
336 if (!_M_fill_init)
338 _M_fill = this->widen(' ');
339 _M_fill_init = true;
341 return _M_fill;
345 * @brief Sets a new "empty" character.
346 * @param ch The new character.
347 * @return The previous fill character.
349 * The fill character is used to fill out space when P+ characters
350 * have been requested (e.g., via setw), Q characters are actually
351 * used, and Q<P. It defaults to a space (' ') in the current locale.
353 char_type
354 fill(char_type __ch)
356 char_type __old = this->fill();
357 _M_fill = __ch;
358 return __old;
361 // Locales:
363 * @brief Moves to a new locale.
364 * @param loc The new locale.
365 * @return The previous locale.
367 * Calls @c ios_base::imbue(loc), and if a stream buffer is associated
368 * with this stream, calls that buffer's @c pubimbue(loc).
370 * Additional l10n notes are at
371 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/22_locale/howto.html
373 locale
374 imbue(const locale& __loc);
377 * @brief Squeezes characters.
378 * @param c The character to narrow.
379 * @param dfault The character to narrow.
380 * @return The narrowed character.
382 * Maps a character of @c char_type to a character of @c char,
383 * if possible.
385 * Returns the result of
386 * @code
387 * std::use_facet< ctype<char_type> >(getloc()).narrow(c,dfault)
388 * @endcode
390 * Additional l10n notes are at
391 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/22_locale/howto.html
393 char
394 narrow(char_type __c, char __dfault) const;
397 * @brief Widens characters.
398 * @param c The character to widen.
399 * @return The widened character.
401 * Maps a character of @c char to a character of @c char_type.
403 * Returns the result of
404 * @code
405 * std::use_facet< ctype<char_type> >(getloc()).widen(c)
406 * @endcode
408 * Additional l10n notes are at
409 * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/22_locale/howto.html
411 char_type
412 widen(char __c) const;
414 protected:
415 // 27.4.5.1 basic_ios constructors
417 * @brief Empty.
419 * The default constructor does nothing and is not normally
420 * accessible to users.
422 basic_ios() : ios_base()
426 * @brief All setup is performed here.
428 * This is called from the public constructor. It is not virtual and
429 * cannot be redefined.
431 void
432 init(basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits>* __sb);
434 bool
435 _M_check_facet(const locale::facet* __f) const
437 if (!__f)
438 __throw_bad_cast();
439 return true;
442 void
443 _M_cache_locale(const locale& __loc);
445 } // namespace std
447 #ifdef _GLIBCPP_NO_TEMPLATE_EXPORT
448 # define export
449 #include <bits/basic_ios.tcc>
450 #endif
452 #endif /* _CPP_BITS_BASICIOS_H */