C++ named requirements:FormattedOutputFunction
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[edit]Requirements
A FormattedOutputFunction is a stream output function that performs the following:
- Constructs an object of type basic_ostream::sentry with automatic storage duration, which performs the following:
- if eofbit or badbit are set on the output stream, sets the
failbit
as well, and if exceptions onfailbit
are enabled in this output stream's exception mask ((exceptions()& failbit)!=0), throws ios_base::failure. - flushes the tie()'d output stream, if applicable.
- if eofbit or badbit are set on the output stream, sets the
- Checks the status of the sentry by calling
sentry::operator bool()
, which is equivalent to basic_ios::good. - If the sentry returned false or sentry's constructor threw an exception, no output takes place.
- If the sentry returned true, attempts to perform the desired output by inserting the characters into the output stream as if by calling rdbuf()->sputc(). Other public members of std::basic_ostream may also be used, but virtual members of rdbuf() except overflow(), xsputn() and sync() will never be called.
- If the output could not be generated, sets
failbit
. If exceptions onfailbit
are enabled in this stream's exception mask ((exceptions()& failbit)!=0), throws ios_base::failure. - if an exception is thrown during output, sets
badbit
in the output stream. If exceptions onbadbit
are enabled in this stream's exception mask ((exceptions()& badbit)!=0), the exception is also rethrown. - If no exception was thrown, returns *this.
- If the output could not be generated, sets
- In any event, whether terminating by exception or returning, the sentry's destructor is called before leaving this function.
[edit]Padding
Formatted output functions determine padding according to std::num_put::do_put() stage 3. | (until C++14) |
If a formatted output function of a stream os determines padding, it does so as follows. Given a If (os.flags()&std::ios_base::adjustfield)==std::ios_base::left is true, the fill characters are placed after the character sequence; otherwise, they are placed before the character sequence. | (since C++14) |
[edit]Standard library
The following standard library functions are FormattedOutputFunctions.
- basic_ostream::operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, int / long / double / void* / bool)
- operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, char)
- operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, char*)
- operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, const std::bitset&)
- operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, const std::basic_string&)
operator<<
, when called on the return value of std::put_money
(since C++17) |
| (since C++23) |
[edit]Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
---|---|---|---|
LWG 160 | C++98 | the process of determining whether the exception caught is rethrown mentioned a non-existing function exception() | corrected to exceptions() |
LWG 165 | C++98 | the only virtual member allowed to be called on rdbuf() was overflow() | also allowedxsputn() and sync() |