NAME¶

std::basic_streambuf::pbackfail - std::basic_streambuf::pbackfail

Synopsis¶

protected:
virtual int_type pbackfail( int_type c = Traits::eof() );

This protected virtual function is called by the public functions sungetc() and
sputbackc() (which, in turn, are called by basic_istream::unget and
basic_istream::putback) when either:

1) There is no putback position in the get area (pbackfail() is called with no
arguments). In this situation, the purpose of pbackfail() is to back up the get area
by one character, if the associated character sequence allows this (e.g. a
file-backed streambuf may reload the buffer from a file, starting one character
earlier).
2) The caller attempts to putback a different character from the one retrieved
earlier (pbackfail() is called with the character that needs to be put back). In
this situation, the purpose of pbackfail() is to place the character c into the get
area at the position just before basic_streambuf::gptr(), and, if possible, to
modify the associated character sequence to reflect this change. This may involve
backing up the get area as in the first variant.

The default base class version of this function does nothing and returns
Traits::eof() in all situations. This function is overridden by the derived classes:
basic_stringbuf::pbackfail, basic_filebuf::pbackfail, strstreambuf::pbackfail, and
is expected to be overridden by user-defined and third-party library stream classes.

Parameters¶

ch - character to put back or Traits::eof() if only back out is requested

Return value¶

Traits::eof() in case of failure, some other value to indicate success. The base
class version always fails.

Example¶

This section is incomplete
Reason: no example

See also¶

pbackfail backs out the input sequence to unget a character, not affecting the
[virtual] associated file
(virtual protected member function of std::basic_filebuf<CharT,Traits>)
pbackfail puts a character back into the input sequence
[virtual] (virtual protected member function of
std::basic_stringbuf<CharT,Traits,Allocator>)
pbackfail backs out the input sequence to unget a character
[virtual] (virtual protected member function of std::strstreambuf)
sungetc moves the next pointer in the input sequence back by one
(public member function)
sputbackc puts one character back in the input sequence
(public member function)