27 Input/output library [input.output]

27.8 String-based streams [string.streams]

27.8.3 Class template basic_istringstream [istringstream]

namespace std {
  template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>,
        class Allocator = allocator<charT> >
  class basic_istringstream : public basic_istream<charT,traits> {
  public:
    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;
    typedef traits                    traits_type;
    typedef Allocator                 allocator_type;

    // [istringstream.cons] Constructors:
    explicit basic_istringstream(ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);
    explicit basic_istringstream(
               const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& str,
               ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in);
    basic_istringstream(const basic_istringstream& rhs) = delete;
    basic_istringstream(basic_istringstream&& rhs);

    // [istringstream.assign] Assign and swap:
    basic_istringstream& operator=(const basic_istringstream& rhs) = delete;
    basic_istringstream& operator=(basic_istringstream&& rhs);
    void swap(basic_istringstream& rhs);

    // [istringstream.members] Members:
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator>* rdbuf() const;

    basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;
    void str(const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator>& s);
  private:
    basic_stringbuf<charT,traits,Allocator> sb; // exposition only
  };

  template <class charT, class traits, class Allocator>
  void swap(basic_istringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& x,
            basic_istringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& y);
}

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

  • sb, the stringbuf object.

27.8.3.1 basic_istringstream constructors [istringstream.cons]

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, Allocator>(which | ios_base::in)) ([stringbuf.cons]).

explicit basic_istringstream( const basic_string<charT, traits, Allocator>& 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, Allocator>(str, which | ios_base::in)) ([stringbuf.cons]).

basic_istringstream(basic_istringstream&& rhs);

Effects: Move constructs from the rvalue rhs. This is accomplished by move constructing the base class, and the contained basic_stringbuf. Next basic_istream<charT,traits>::set_rdbuf(&sb) is called to install the contained basic_stringbuf.

27.8.3.2 Assign and swap [istringstream.assign]

basic_istringstream& operator=(basic_istringstream&& rhs);

Effects: Move assigns the base and members of *this from the base and corresponding members of rhs.

Returns: *this.

void swap(basic_istringstream& rhs);

Effects: Exchanges the state of *this and rhs by calling basic_istream<charT,traits>::swap(rhs) and sb.swap(rhs.sb).

template <class charT, class traits, class Allocator> void swap(basic_istringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& x, basic_istringstream<charT, traits, Allocator>& y);

Effects: x.swap(y).

27.8.3.3 Member functions [istringstream.members]

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

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

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str() const;

Returns: rdbuf()->str().

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

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