[ostream.seeks]

# 31 Input/output library [[input.output]](./#input.output)

## 31.7 Formatting and manipulators [[iostream.format]](iostream.format#ostream.seeks)

### 31.7.6 Output streams [[output.streams]](output.streams#ostream.seeks)

#### 31.7.6.2 Class template basic_ostream [[ostream]](ostream#seeks)

#### 31.7.6.2.5 Seek members [ostream.seeks]

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6287)

Each seek member function begins execution by constructing an object of class sentry[.](#1.sentence-1)

It returns by destroying the sentry object[.](#1.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:tellp,basic_ostream)

`pos_type tellp();
`

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6297)

*Returns*: Iffail() != false,
returnspos_type(-1) to indicate failure[.](#2.sentence-1)

Otherwise, returnsrdbuf()->​pubseekoff(​0, cur, out)[.](#2.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:seekp,basic_ostream)

`basic_ostream& seekp(pos_type pos);
`

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6314)

*Effects*: Iffail() != true,
executesrdbuf()->pubseekpos(pos, ios_base​::​out)[.](#3.sentence-1)

In case of failure, the function callssetstate(failbit) (which may throwios_base​::​failure)[.](#3.sentence-2)

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6325)

*Returns*: *this[.](#4.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:seekp,basic_ostream_)

`basic_ostream& seekp(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir dir);
`

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6336)

*Effects*: Iffail() != true,
executesrdbuf()->pubseekoff(off, dir, ios_base​::​out)[.](#5.sentence-1)

In case of failure, the function calls setstate(failbit) (which may throw ios_base​::​failure)[.](#5.sentence-2)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L6345)

*Returns*: *this[.](#6.sentence-1)