[ostreambuf.iterator.general]

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

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

### 24.6.5 Class template ostreambuf_iterator [[ostreambuf.iterator]](ostreambuf.iterator#general)

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

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The class template ostreambuf_iterator writes successive *characters* onto the output stream
from which it was constructed[.](#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*};}