[streambuf.pub.get]

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

## 31.6 Stream buffers [[stream.buffers]](stream.buffers#streambuf.pub.get)

### 31.6.3 Class template basic_streambuf [[streambuf]](streambuf#pub.get)

#### 31.6.3.3 Public member functions [[streambuf.members]](streambuf.members#streambuf.pub.get)

#### 31.6.3.3.3 Get area [streambuf.pub.get]

[🔗](#lib:in_avail,basic_streambuf)

`streamsize in_avail();
`

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3279)

*Returns*: If a read position is available, returnsegptr() - gptr()[.](#1.sentence-1)

Otherwise returns[showmanyc()](filebuf.virtuals#lib:basic_streambuf,showmanyc "31.10.3.5 Overridden virtual functions [filebuf.virtuals]")[.](#1.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:snextc,basic_streambuf)

`int_type snextc();
`

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3293)

*Effects*: Callssbumpc()[.](#2.sentence-1)

[3](#3)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3298)

*Returns*: If that function returnstraits​::​eof(),
returnstraits​::​eof()[.](#3.sentence-1)

Otherwise, returnssgetc()[.](#3.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:sbumpc,basic_streambuf)

`int_type sbumpc();
`

[4](#4)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3314)

*Effects*: If the input sequence read position is not available,
returnsuflow()[.](#4.sentence-1)

Otherwise, returnstraits​::​to_int_type(*gptr()) and increments the next pointer for the input sequence[.](#4.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:sgetc,basic_streambuf)

`int_type sgetc();
`

[5](#5)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3330)

*Returns*: If the input sequence read position is not available,
returnsunderflow()[.](#5.sentence-1)

Otherwise, returnstraits​::​to_int_type(*gptr())[.](#5.sentence-2)

[🔗](#lib:sgetn,basic_streambuf)

`streamsize sgetn(char_type* s, streamsize n);
`

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/iostreams.tex#L3345)

*Returns*: xsgetn(s, n)[.](#6.sentence-1)