std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>::sputn, std::basic_streambuf<CharT,Traits>::xsputn
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| std::streamsize sputn( const char_type* s, std::streamsize count ); |
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| protected: virtual std::streamsize xsputn( const char_type* s, std::streamsize count ); |
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1) Calls
xsputn(s, count) of the most derived class.2) Writes
count characters to the output sequence from the character array whose first element is pointed to by s. The characters are written as if by repeated calls to sputc(). Writing stops when either count characters are written or a call to sputc() would have returned Traits::eof().If the put area becomes full (pptr() == epptr()), this function may call overflow(), or achieve the effect of calling overflow() by some other, unspecified, means.
Parameters
(none)
Return value
The number of characters successfully written.
Notes
"achieving effects of overflow() by unspecified means" permits bulk I/O without intermediate buffering: that's how std::ofstream::write simply passes the pointer to the suitable system call in some implementations of iostreams
Example
Run this code
#include <iostream> #include <sstream> int main() { std::ostringstream s1; std::streamsize sz = s1.rdbuf()->sputn("This is a test", 14); s1 << '\n'; std::cout << "The call to sputn() returned " << sz << '\n' << "The output sequence contains " << s1.str(); std::istringstream s2; sz = s2.rdbuf()->sputn("This is a test", 14); std::cout << "The call to sputn() on an input stream returned " << sz << '\n'; }
Output:
The call to sputn() returned 14 The output sequence contains This is a test The call to sputn() on an input stream returned 0
See also
| invokes xsgetn() (public member function) |