FBB::IOStream(3bobcat)					   std::istream and std::ostream				    FBB::IOStream(3bobcat)

NAME

       FBB::IOStream - Combines std::istream and std::ostream features

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/iostream>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       This  class combines the features of the std::istream and std::ostream classes. The std::istream and std::ostream may be physically differ-
       ent streams. FBB:IOStream objects may, e.g., be associated with streams wrapped around  pipes  (see,  e.g.,  FBB::IfdStream  and  FBB::OFd-
       Stream), to construct bi-directional pipes.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       FBB::IOStreambuf (private inheritance),
       std::istream,
       std::ostream

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      IOStream():
	      The  default  constructor  constructs  an  empty FBB::IOStream objects. It should not be used before its open member (see below) was
	      called.

       o      IOStream(std::istream &in, std::ostream &out):
	      This constructor associates the IOStream object with a std::istream and a std::ostream. All output operations will be passed  on	to
	      the  std::ostream, all input operations to the std::istream. The streams passed to IOStream should outlive the IOStream object. This
	      constructor performs the actions of the default constructor and then calls the IOStream::open member De copy constructor	is  avail-
	      able as well.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       All  members  of  std::istream  and  std::ostream  are available, as FBB::IOStream inherits from these classes. Furthermore, when switching
       between std::istream and std::ostream operations, no intermediate seekg() or seekp() operation will normally be required,  since  the  base
       classes will normally be associated with physically different streams.

       o      void open(std::istream &in, std::ostream &out):
	      This  member  (re)associates  the IOStream object with a std::istream and a std::ostream. All output operations will be passed on to
	      the std::ostream, all input operations to the std::istream. The streams passed to IOStream() should outlive the IOStream object.	If
	      this  member  is	called	for an IOStream object already associated with an std::ostream object, the already associated std::ostream
	      object is flushed before setting up the new association.

       o      void clear():
	      This member clears the error states of the associated std::istream and std::ostream objects.

EXAMPLE

       See the example provided with process(3bobcat).

FILES

       bobcat/iostream - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), ifdstream(3bobcat), iostreambuf(3bobcat), ofdstream(3bobcat), process(3bobcat)

BUGS

       None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_3.01.00-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken's Own Base Classes And Templates'.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).

libbobcat1-dev_3.01.00-x.tar.gz 				     2005-2012						    FBB::IOStream(3bobcat)