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25 /** @file include/ostream
26  * This is a Standard C++ Library header.
27  */
28 
29 //
30 // ISO C++ 14882: 27.6.2 Output streams
31 //
32 
33 #ifndef _GLIBCXX_OSTREAM
34 #define _GLIBCXX_OSTREAM 1
35 
36 #pragma GCC system_header
37 
38 #include <ios>
39 #include <bits/ostream_insert.h>
40 
41 namespace std _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(default)
42 {
43 _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
44 
45  /**
46  * @brief Template class basic_ostream.
47  * @ingroup io
48  *
49  * @tparam _CharT Type of character stream.
50  * @tparam _Traits Traits for character type, defaults to
51  * char_traits<_CharT>.
52  *
53  * This is the base class for all output streams. It provides text
54  * formatting of all builtin types, and communicates with any class
55  * derived from basic_streambuf to do the actual output.
56  */
57  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
58  class basic_ostream : virtual public basic_ios<_CharT, _Traits>
59  {
60  public:
61  // Types (inherited from basic_ios):
62  typedef _CharT char_type;
63  typedef typename _Traits::int_type int_type;
64  typedef typename _Traits::pos_type pos_type;
65  typedef typename _Traits::off_type off_type;
66  typedef _Traits traits_type;
67 
68  // Non-standard Types:
69  typedef basic_streambuf<_CharT, _Traits> __streambuf_type;
70  typedef basic_ios<_CharT, _Traits> __ios_type;
71  typedef basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits> __ostream_type;
72  typedef num_put<_CharT, ostreambuf_iterator<_CharT, _Traits> >
73  __num_put_type;
74  typedef ctype<_CharT> __ctype_type;
75 
76  /**
77  * @brief Base constructor.
78  *
79  * This ctor is almost never called by the user directly, rather from
80  * derived classes' initialization lists, which pass a pointer to
81  * their own stream buffer.
82  */
83  explicit
85  { this->init(__sb); }
86 
87  /**
88  * @brief Base destructor.
89  *
90  * This does very little apart from providing a virtual base dtor.
91  */
92  virtual
94 
95  /// Safe prefix/suffix operations.
96  class sentry;
97  friend class sentry;
98 
99  //@{
100  /**
101  * @brief Interface for manipulators.
102  *
103  * Manipulators such as @c std::endl and @c std::hex use these
104  * functions in constructs like "std::cout << std::endl". For more
105  * information, see the iomanip header.
106  */
107  __ostream_type&
109  {
110  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
111  // DR 60. What is a formatted input function?
112  // The inserters for manipulators are *not* formatted output functions.
113  return __pf(*this);
114  }
115 
116  __ostream_type&
118  {
119  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
120  // DR 60. What is a formatted input function?
121  // The inserters for manipulators are *not* formatted output functions.
122  __pf(*this);
123  return *this;
124  }
125 
126  __ostream_type&
128  {
129  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
130  // DR 60. What is a formatted input function?
131  // The inserters for manipulators are *not* formatted output functions.
132  __pf(*this);
133  return *this;
134  }
135  //@}
136 
137  //@{
138  /**
139  * @name Inserters
140  *
141  * All the @c operator<< functions (aka <em>formatted output
142  * functions</em>) have some common behavior. Each starts by
143  * constructing a temporary object of type std::basic_ostream::sentry.
144  * This can have several effects, concluding with the setting of a
145  * status flag; see the sentry documentation for more.
146  *
147  * If the sentry status is good, the function tries to generate
148  * whatever data is appropriate for the type of the argument.
149  *
150  * If an exception is thrown during insertion, ios_base::badbit
151  * will be turned on in the stream's error state without causing an
152  * ios_base::failure to be thrown. The original exception will then
153  * be rethrown.
154  */
155 
156  //@{
157  /**
158  * @brief Integer arithmetic inserters
159  * @param __n A variable of builtin integral type.
160  * @return @c *this if successful
161  *
162  * These functions use the stream's current locale (specifically, the
163  * @c num_get facet) to perform numeric formatting.
164  */
165  __ostream_type&
166  operator<<(long __n)
167  { return _M_insert(__n); }
168 
169  __ostream_type&
170  operator<<(unsigned long __n)
171  { return _M_insert(__n); }
172 
173  __ostream_type&
174  operator<<(bool __n)
175  { return _M_insert(__n); }
176 
177  __ostream_type&
178  operator<<(short __n);
179 
180  __ostream_type&
181  operator<<(unsigned short __n)
182  {
183  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
184  // 117. basic_ostream uses nonexistent num_put member functions.
185  return _M_insert(static_cast<unsigned long>(__n));
186  }
187 
188  __ostream_type&
189  operator<<(int __n);
190 
191  __ostream_type&
192  operator<<(unsigned int __n)
193  {
194  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
195  // 117. basic_ostream uses nonexistent num_put member functions.
196  return _M_insert(static_cast<unsigned long>(__n));
197  }
198 
199 #ifdef _GLIBCXX_USE_LONG_LONG
200  __ostream_type&
201  operator<<(long long __n)
202  { return _M_insert(__n); }
203 
204  __ostream_type&
205  operator<<(unsigned long long __n)
206  { return _M_insert(__n); }
207 #endif
208  //@}
209 
210  //@{
211  /**
212  * @brief Floating point arithmetic inserters
213  * @param __f A variable of builtin floating point type.
214  * @return @c *this if successful
215  *
216  * These functions use the stream's current locale (specifically, the
217  * @c num_get facet) to perform numeric formatting.
218  */
219  __ostream_type&
220  operator<<(double __f)
221  { return _M_insert(__f); }
222 
223  __ostream_type&
224  operator<<(float __f)
225  {
226  // _GLIBCXX_RESOLVE_LIB_DEFECTS
227  // 117. basic_ostream uses nonexistent num_put member functions.
228  return _M_insert(static_cast<double>(__f));
229  }
230 
231  __ostream_type&
232  operator<<(long double __f)
233  { return _M_insert(__f); }
234  //@}
235 
236  /**
237  * @brief Pointer arithmetic inserters
238  * @param __p A variable of pointer type.
239  * @return @c *this if successful
240  *
241  * These functions use the stream's current locale (specifically, the
242  * @c num_get facet) to perform numeric formatting.
243  */
244  __ostream_type&
245  operator<<(const void* __p)
246  { return _M_insert(__p); }
247 
248  /**
249  * @brief Extracting from another streambuf.
250  * @param __sb A pointer to a streambuf
251  *
252  * This function behaves like one of the basic arithmetic extractors,
253  * in that it also constructs a sentry object and has the same error
254  * handling behavior.
255  *
256  * If @p __sb is NULL, the stream will set failbit in its error state.
257  *
258  * Characters are extracted from @p __sb and inserted into @c *this
259  * until one of the following occurs:
260  *
261  * - the input stream reaches end-of-file,
262  * - insertion into the output sequence fails (in this case, the
263  * character that would have been inserted is not extracted), or
264  * - an exception occurs while getting a character from @p __sb, which
265  * sets failbit in the error state
266  *
267  * If the function inserts no characters, failbit is set.
268  */
269  __ostream_type&
270  operator<<(__streambuf_type* __sb);
271  //@}
272 
273  //@{
274  /**
275  * @name Unformatted Output Functions
276  *
277  * All the unformatted output functions have some common behavior.
278  * Each starts by constructing a temporary object of type
279  * std::basic_ostream::sentry. This has several effects, concluding
280  * with the setting of a status flag; see the sentry documentation
281  * for more.
282  *
283  * If the sentry status is good, the function tries to generate
284  * whatever data is appropriate for the type of the argument.
285  *
286  * If an exception is thrown during insertion, ios_base::badbit
287  * will be turned on in the stream's error state. If badbit is on in
288  * the stream's exceptions mask, the exception will be rethrown
289  * without completing its actions.
290  */
291 
292  /**
293  * @brief Simple insertion.
294  * @param __c The character to insert.
295  * @return *this
296  *
297  * Tries to insert @p __c.
298  *
299  * @note This function is not overloaded on signed char and
300  * unsigned char.
301  */
302  __ostream_type&
303  put(char_type __c);
304 
305  /**
306  * @brief Core write functionality, without sentry.
307  * @param __s The array to insert.
308  * @param __n Maximum number of characters to insert.
309  */
310  void
311  _M_write(const char_type* __s, streamsize __n)
312  {
313  const streamsize __put = this->rdbuf()->sputn(__s, __n);
314  if (__put != __n)
315  this->setstate(ios_base::badbit);
316  }
317 
318  /**
319  * @brief Character string insertion.
320  * @param __s The array to insert.
321  * @param __n Maximum number of characters to insert.
322  * @return *this
323  *
324  * Characters are copied from @p __s and inserted into the stream until
325  * one of the following happens:
326  *
327  * - @p __n characters are inserted
328  * - inserting into the output sequence fails (in this case, badbit
329  * will be set in the stream's error state)
330  *
331  * @note This function is not overloaded on signed char and
332  * unsigned char.
333  */
334  __ostream_type&
335  write(const char_type* __s, streamsize __n);
336  //@}
337 
338  /**
339  * @brief Synchronizing the stream buffer.
340  * @return *this
341  *
342  * If @c rdbuf() is a null pointer, changes nothing.
343  *
344  * Otherwise, calls @c rdbuf()->pubsync(), and if that returns -1,
345  * sets badbit.
346  */
347  __ostream_type&
348  flush();
349 
350  /**
351  * @brief Getting the current write position.
352  * @return A file position object.
353  *
354  * If @c fail() is not false, returns @c pos_type(-1) to indicate
355  * failure. Otherwise returns @c rdbuf()->pubseekoff(0,cur,out).
356  */
357  pos_type
358  tellp();
359 
360  /**
361  * @brief Changing the current write position.
362  * @param __pos A file position object.
363  * @return *this
364  *
365  * If @c fail() is not true, calls @c rdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos). If
366  * that function fails, sets failbit.
367  */
368  __ostream_type&
369  seekp(pos_type);
370 
371  /**
372  * @brief Changing the current write position.
373  * @param __off A file offset object.
374  * @param __dir The direction in which to seek.
375  * @return *this
376  *
377  * If @c fail() is not true, calls @c rdbuf()->pubseekoff(off,dir).
378  * If that function fails, sets failbit.
379  */
380  __ostream_type&
381  seekp(off_type, ios_base::seekdir);
382 
383  protected:
384  basic_ostream()
385  { this->init(0); }
386 
387  template<typename _ValueT>
388  __ostream_type&
389  _M_insert(_ValueT __v);
390  };
391 
392  /**
393  * @brief Performs setup work for output streams.
394  *
395  * Objects of this class are created before all of the standard
396  * inserters are run. It is responsible for <em>exception-safe prefix and
397  * suffix operations</em>.
398  */
399  template <typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
400  class basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>::sentry
401  {
402  // Data Members.
403  bool _M_ok;
405 
406  public:
407  /**
408  * @brief The constructor performs preparatory work.
409  * @param __os The output stream to guard.
410  *
411  * If the stream state is good (@a __os.good() is true), then if the
412  * stream is tied to another output stream, @c is.tie()->flush()
413  * is called to synchronize the output sequences.
414  *
415  * If the stream state is still good, then the sentry state becomes
416  * true (@a okay).
417  */
418  explicit
420 
421  /**
422  * @brief Possibly flushes the stream.
423  *
424  * If @c ios_base::unitbuf is set in @c os.flags(), and
425  * @c std::uncaught_exception() is true, the sentry destructor calls
426  * @c flush() on the output stream.
427  */
429  {
430  // XXX MT
431  if (bool(_M_os.flags() & ios_base::unitbuf) && !uncaught_exception())
432  {
433  // Can't call flush directly or else will get into recursive lock.
434  if (_M_os.rdbuf() && _M_os.rdbuf()->pubsync() == -1)
435  _M_os.setstate(ios_base::badbit);
436  }
437  }
438 
439  /**
440  * @brief Quick status checking.
441  * @return The sentry state.
442  *
443  * For ease of use, sentries may be converted to booleans. The
444  * return value is that of the sentry state (true == okay).
445  */
446 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
447  explicit
448 #endif
449  operator bool() const
450  { return _M_ok; }
451  };
452 
453  //@{
454  /**
455  * @brief Character inserters
456  * @param __out An output stream.
457  * @param __c A character.
458  * @return out
459  *
460  * Behaves like one of the formatted arithmetic inserters described in
461  * std::basic_ostream. After constructing a sentry object with good
462  * status, this function inserts a single character and any required
463  * padding (as determined by [22.2.2.2.2]). @c __out.width(0) is then
464  * called.
465  *
466  * If @p __c is of type @c char and the character type of the stream is not
467  * @c char, the character is widened before insertion.
468  */
469  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
471  operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& __out, _CharT __c)
472  { return __ostream_insert(__out, &__c, 1); }
473 
474  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
475  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
476  operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& __out, char __c)
477  { return (__out << __out.widen(__c)); }
478 
479  // Specialization
480  template <class _Traits>
481  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits>&
482  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, char __c)
483  { return __ostream_insert(__out, &__c, 1); }
484 
485  // Signed and unsigned
486  template<class _Traits>
487  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits>&
488  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, signed char __c)
489  { return (__out << static_cast<char>(__c)); }
490 
491  template<class _Traits>
492  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits>&
493  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, unsigned char __c)
494  { return (__out << static_cast<char>(__c)); }
495  //@}
496 
497  //@{
498  /**
499  * @brief String inserters
500  * @param __out An output stream.
501  * @param __s A character string.
502  * @return out
503  * @pre @p __s must be a non-NULL pointer
504  *
505  * Behaves like one of the formatted arithmetic inserters described in
506  * std::basic_ostream. After constructing a sentry object with good
507  * status, this function inserts @c traits::length(__s) characters starting
508  * at @p __s, widened if necessary, followed by any required padding (as
509  * determined by [22.2.2.2.2]). @c __out.width(0) is then called.
510  */
511  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
512  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
513  operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& __out, const _CharT* __s)
514  {
515  if (!__s)
516  __out.setstate(ios_base::badbit);
517  else
518  __ostream_insert(__out, __s,
519  static_cast<streamsize>(_Traits::length(__s)));
520  return __out;
521  }
522 
523  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
524  basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits> &
525  operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& __out, const char* __s);
526 
527  // Partial specializations
528  template<class _Traits>
529  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits>&
530  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, const char* __s)
531  {
532  if (!__s)
533  __out.setstate(ios_base::badbit);
534  else
535  __ostream_insert(__out, __s,
536  static_cast<streamsize>(_Traits::length(__s)));
537  return __out;
538  }
539 
540  // Signed and unsigned
541  template<class _Traits>
542  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits>&
543  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, const signed char* __s)
544  { return (__out << reinterpret_cast<const char*>(__s)); }
545 
546  template<class _Traits>
547  inline basic_ostream<char, _Traits> &
548  operator<<(basic_ostream<char, _Traits>& __out, const unsigned char* __s)
549  { return (__out << reinterpret_cast<const char*>(__s)); }
550  //@}
551 
552  // Standard basic_ostream manipulators
553 
554  /**
555  * @brief Write a newline and flush the stream.
556  *
557  * This manipulator is often mistakenly used when a simple newline is
558  * desired, leading to poor buffering performance. See
559  * http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/bk01pt11ch25s02.html
560  * for more on this subject.
561  */
562  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
563  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
565  { return flush(__os.put(__os.widen('\n'))); }
566 
567  /**
568  * @brief Write a null character into the output sequence.
569  *
570  * <em>Null character</em> is @c CharT() by definition. For CharT
571  * of @c char, this correctly writes the ASCII @c NUL character
572  * string terminator.
573  */
574  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
575  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
577  { return __os.put(_CharT()); }
578 
579  /**
580  * @brief Flushes the output stream.
581  *
582  * This manipulator simply calls the stream's @c flush() member function.
583  */
584  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits>
585  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
587  { return __os.flush(); }
588 
589 #if __cplusplus >= 201103L
590  /**
591  * @brief Generic inserter for rvalue stream
592  * @param __os An input stream.
593  * @param __x A reference to the object being inserted.
594  * @return os
595  *
596  * This is just a forwarding function to allow insertion to
597  * rvalue streams since they won't bind to the inserter functions
598  * that take an lvalue reference.
599  */
600  template<typename _CharT, typename _Traits, typename _Tp>
601  inline basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&
602  operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>&& __os, const _Tp& __x)
603  { return (__os << __x); }
604 #endif // C++11
605 
606 _GLIBCXX_END_NAMESPACE_VERSION
607 } // namespace std
608 
609 #include <bits/ostream.tcc>
610 
611 #endif /* _GLIBCXX_OSTREAM */
virtual ~basic_ostream()
Base destructor.
Definition: ostream:93
Performs setup work for output streams.
Definition: ostream:400
static const fmtflags unitbuf
Flushes output after each output operation.
Definition: ios_base.h:303
The base of the I/O class hierarchy.This class defines everything that can be defined about I/O that ...
Definition: ios_base.h:199
__ostream_type & flush()
Synchronizing the stream buffer.
Definition: ostream.tcc:211
bool uncaught_exception() noexcept __attribute__((__pure__))
static const iostate badbit
Indicates a loss of integrity in an input or output sequence (such as an irrecoverable read error fro...
Definition: ios_base.h:334
basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > & endl(basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > &__os)
Write a newline and flush the stream.
Definition: ostream:564
void init(basic_streambuf< _CharT, _Traits > *__sb)
All setup is performed here.
Definition: basic_ios.tcc:126
basic_streambuf< _CharT, _Traits > * rdbuf() const
Accessing the underlying buffer.
Definition: basic_ios.h:315
__ostream_type & write(const char_type *__s, streamsize __n)
Character string insertion.
Definition: ostream.tcc:183
__ostream_type & put(char_type __c)
Simple insertion.
Definition: ostream.tcc:149
__ostream_type & seekp(pos_type)
Changing the current write position.
Definition: ostream.tcc:258
pos_type tellp()
Getting the current write position.
Definition: ostream.tcc:237
void setstate(iostate __state)
Sets additional flags in the error state.
Definition: basic_ios.h:151
~sentry()
Possibly flushes the stream.
Definition: ostream:428
basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > & ends(basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > &__os)
Write a null character into the output sequence.
Definition: ostream:576
void _M_write(const char_type *__s, streamsize __n)
Core write functionality, without sentry.
Definition: ostream:311
basic_ostream(__streambuf_type *__sb)
Base constructor.
Definition: ostream:84
__ostream_type & operator<<(__ostream_type &(*__pf)(__ostream_type &))
Interface for manipulators.
Definition: ostream:108
basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > & flush(basic_ostream< _CharT, _Traits > &__os)
Flushes the output stream.
Definition: ostream:586
ptrdiff_t streamsize
Integral type for I/O operation counts and buffer sizes.
Definition: postypes.h:98