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std::basic_ostream<CharT,Traits>::sentry

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class sentry;

An object of class basic_ostream::sentry is constructed in local scope at the beginning of each member function of std::basic_ostream that performs output (both formatted and unformatted). Its constructor prepares the output stream: checks if the stream is already in a failed state, flushes the tie()'d output streams, and performs other implementation-defined tasks if necessary. Implementation-defined cleanup, as well as flushing of the output stream if necessary, is performed in the destructor, so that it is guaranteed to happen if exceptions are thrown during output.

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[edit] Member functions

(constructor)
constructs the sentry object. All the preparation tasks are done here
(public member function) [edit]
(destructor)
finalizes the stream object after formatted output or after exception, if necessary
(public member function)
operator=
the assignment operator is deleted
(public member function)
operator bool
checks if the preparation of the stream object was successful
(public member function) [edit]

std::basic_ostream::sentry::sentry

explicit sentry( std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>& os );

Prepares the stream for formatted output.

If os.good() is false, returns. Otherwise, if os.tie() is not a null pointer, calls os.tie()->flush() to synchronize the output sequence with external streams. During preparation, the constructor may call setstate(failbit) (which may throw std::ios_base::failure).

If after preparation is completed, os.good() == true, then any subsequent calls to operator bool will return true.

Parameters

os - output stream to prepare

Exceptions

std::ios_base::failure if the end of file condition occurs.


std::basic_ostream::sentry::~sentry

~sentry();

If (os.flags() & std::ios_base::unitbuf) && !std::uncaught_exception() && os.good()) is true, calls os.rdbuf()->pubsync(). If that function returns -1, sets badbit in os.rdstate() without propagating an exception.


std::basic_ostream::sentry::operator bool

explicit operator bool() const;

Checks whether the preparation of the output stream was successful.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

true if the preparation of the output stream was successful, false otherwise.

[edit] Example

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
 
struct Foo
{
    char n[6];
};
 
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, Foo& f)
{
    std::ostream::sentry s(os);
    if (s)
        os.write(f.n, 5);
    return os;
}
 
int main()
{
    Foo f = {"abcde"};
    std::cout << f << '\n';
}

Output:

abcde

[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 397 C++98 the destructor might call os.flush(), which may throw exceptions the exception is not propagated
LWG 442 C++98 operator bool was not declared const (it is const in the synopsis) added const
LWG 835 C++98 if os sets unitbuf, the destructor would call os.flush(), which
is an UnformattedOutputFunction and creates another sentry object
(whose destructor then creates another sentry object and so on)
calls
os.rdbuf()->pubsync()
in this case instead

[edit] See also

inserts formatted data
(public member function) [edit]