ios_base Class

The class describes the storage and member functions common to both input and output streams that do not depend on the template parameters. (The template class basic_ios describes what is common and is dependent on template parameters.)

An object of class ios_base stores formatting information, which consists of:

  • Format flags in an object of type fmtflags.

  • An exception mask in an object of type iostate.

  • A field width in an object of type int*.*

  • A display precision in an object of type int.

  • A locale object in an object of type locale.

  • Two extensible arrays, with elements of type long and void pointer.

An object of class ios_base also stores stream state information, in an object of type iostate, and a callback stack.

For a list of all members of this type, see ios_base Members.

Requirements

Header: <ios>

Namespace: std

See Also

Reference

Thread Safety in the Standard C++ Library

iostream Programming

iostreams Conventions

Other Resources

ios_base Members

<ios> Members