std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits >::sentry Class Reference

Performs setup work for input streams. More...

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Public Types

typedef Traits traits_type
 Easy access to dependant types.

Public Member Functions

 sentry (basic_istream< CharT, Traits > &__is, bool noskipws=false)
 The constructor performs all the work.
 operator bool ()
 Quick status checking.


Detailed Description

template<typename CharT, typename Traits>
class std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits >::sentry

Performs setup work for input streams.

Objects of this class are created before all of the standard extractors are run. It is responsible for "exception-safe prefix and suffix operations," although only prefix actions are currently required by the standard. Additional actions may be added by the implementation, and we list them in http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/17_intro/howto.html#5 under [27.6] notes.

Definition at line 577 of file istream.


Member Typedef Documentation

template<typename CharT, typename Traits>
typedef Traits std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits >::sentry::traits_type
 

Easy access to dependant types.

Definition at line 581 of file istream.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename CharT, typename Traits>
std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits >::sentry::sentry basic_istream< CharT, Traits > &  __is,
bool  noskipws = false
[explicit]
 

The constructor performs all the work.

Parameters:
is The input stream to guard.
noskipws Whether to consume whitespace or not.
If the stream state is good (is.good() is true), then the following actions are performed, otherwise the sentry state is false ("not okay") and failbit is set in the stream state.

The sentry's preparatory actions are:

  1. if the stream is tied to an output stream, is.tie()->flush() is called to synchronize the output sequence
  2. if noskipws is false, and ios_base::skipws is set in is.flags(), the sentry extracts and discards whitespace characters from the stream. The currently imbued locale is used to determine whether each character is whitespace.

If the stream state is still good, then the sentry state becomes true ("okay").

Definition at line 44 of file istream.tcc.


Member Function Documentation

template<typename CharT, typename Traits>
std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits >::sentry::operator bool  )  [inline]
 

Quick status checking.

Returns:
The sentry state.
For ease of use, sentries may be converted to booleans. The return value is that of the sentry state (true == okay).

Definition at line 618 of file istream.


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