[ostreambuf.iterator]

# 24 Iterators library [[iterators]](./#iterators)

## 24.6 Stream iterators [[stream.iterators]](stream.iterators#ostreambuf.iterator)

### 24.6.5 Class template ostreambuf_iterator [ostreambuf.iterator]

#### [24.6.5.1](#general) General [[ostreambuf.iterator.general]](ostreambuf.iterator.general)

[1](#general-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7091)

The class template ostreambuf_iterator writes successive *characters* onto the output stream
from which it was constructed[.](#general-1.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:ostreambuf_iterator)

namespace std {template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>>class ostreambuf_iterator {public:using iterator_category = output_iterator_tag; using value_type = void; using difference_type = ptrdiff_t; using pointer = void; using reference = void; using char_type = charT; using traits_type = traits; using streambuf_type = basic_streambuf<charT,traits>; using ostream_type = basic_ostream<charT,traits>;

 ostreambuf_iterator(ostream_type& s) noexcept;
 ostreambuf_iterator(streambuf_type* s) noexcept;
 ostreambuf_iterator& operator=(charT c);

 ostreambuf_iterator& operator*();
 ostreambuf_iterator& operator++();
 ostreambuf_iterator& operator++(int); bool failed() const noexcept; private: streambuf_type* sbuf_; // *exposition only*};}

#### [24.6.5.2](#ostreambuf.iter.cons) Constructors [[ostreambuf.iter.cons]](ostreambuf.iter.cons)

[🔗](#lib:ostreambuf_iterator,constructor)

`ostreambuf_iterator(ostream_type& s) noexcept;
`

[1](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7135)

*Preconditions*: s.rdbuf() is not a null pointer[.](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-1.sentence-1)

[2](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7140)

*Effects*: Initializes sbuf_ with s.rdbuf()[.](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-2.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:ostreambuf_iterator,constructor_)

`ostreambuf_iterator(streambuf_type* s) noexcept;
`

[3](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7151)

*Preconditions*: s is not a null pointer[.](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-3.sentence-1)

[4](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7156)

*Effects*: Initializes sbuf_ with s[.](#ostreambuf.iter.cons-4.sentence-1)

#### [24.6.5.3](#ostreambuf.iter.ops) Operations [[ostreambuf.iter.ops]](ostreambuf.iter.ops)

[🔗](#lib:operator=,ostreambuf_iterator)

`ostreambuf_iterator& operator=(charT c);
`

[1](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7169)

*Effects*: Iffailed() yieldsfalse,
callssbuf_->sputc(c);
otherwise has no effect[.](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-1.sentence-1)

[2](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7179)

*Returns*: *this[.](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-2.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:operator*,ostreambuf_iterator)

`ostreambuf_iterator& operator*();
`

[3](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7190)

*Returns*: *this[.](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-3.sentence-1)

[🔗](#lib:operator++,ostreambuf_iterator)

`ostreambuf_iterator& operator++();
ostreambuf_iterator& operator++(int);
`

[4](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7202)

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

[🔗](#lib:failed,ostreambuf_iterator)

`bool failed() const noexcept;
`

[5](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iterators.tex#L7213)

*Returns*: true if in any prior use of memberoperator=,
the call tosbuf_->sputc() returnedtraits​::​eof();
orfalse otherwise[.](#ostreambuf.iter.ops-5.sentence-1)