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COMMENT(manpage, section, releasedate, archive, short name)
manpage(FBB::IOStream)(3bobcat)(_CurYrs_)(libbobcat-dev__CurVers_)
                    (std::istream and std::ostream)

manpagename(FBB::IOStream)(Combines std::istream and std::ostream features)

manpagesynopsis()
    bf(#include <bobcat/iostream>)nl()
    Linking option: tt(-lbobcat) 


manpagedescription()

    This class combines the features of the bf(std::istream) and
bf(std::ostream) classes. The bf(std::istream) and bf(std::ostream) may be
physically different streams. bf(FBB:IOStream) objects may, e.g., be
associated with streams wrapped around em(pipes) (see, e.g.,
bf(FBB::IfdStream) and bf(FBB::OFdStream)), to construct bi-directional pipes.

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manpagesection(INHERITS FROM)
    bf(FBB::IOBuf) (private inheritance),nl()
    bf(std::istream),nl()
    bf(std::ostream)

manpagesection(CONSTRUCTORS)
    itemization(
    itb(IOStream())
        The default constructor constructs an empty bf(FBB::IOStream)
objects. It should not be used before its tt(open) member (see below) was
called.
    itb(IOStream(std::istream &in, std::ostream &out))
        This constructor associates the bf(IOStream) object with a
tt(std::istream) and a tt(std::ostream). All output operations will be passed
on to the tt(std::ostream), all input operations to the tt(std::istream). The
streams passed to tt(IOStream) should outlive the bf(IOStream) object. This
constructor performs the actions of the default constructor and then calls the
tt(IOStream::open) member
    )

    Copy and move constructors (and assignment operators) are not available.

manpagesection(MEMBER FUNCTIONS)
     All members of tt(std::istream) and tt(std::ostream)  are
available, as bf(FBB::IOStream) inherits from these classes. Furthermore, when
switching between tt(std::istream) and tt(std::ostream) operations, no
intermediate tt(seekg()) or tt(seekp()) operation will normally be required,
since the base classes will normally be associated with physically different
streams. 
    itemization(
    itb(void open(std::istream &in, std::ostream &out))
        This member (re)associates the bf(IOStream) object with a
tt(std::istream) and a tt(std::ostream). All output operations will be passed
on to the tt(std::ostream), all input operations to the tt(std::istream). The
streams passed to tt(IOStream()) should outlive the bf(IOStream) object. If
this member is called for an bf(IOStream) object already associated with an
tt(std::ostream) object, the already associated tt(std::ostream) object is
flushed before setting up the new association.
    itb(void clear())
        This member clears the error states of the associated tt(std::istream)
and tt(std::ostream) objects.
    )

manpagesection(EXAMPLE)
    See the example provided with bf(process)(3bobcat).

manpagefiles()
    em(bobcat/iostream) - defines the class interface

manpageseealso()
    bf(bobcat)(7), bf(ifdstream)(3bobcat), bf(iobuf)(3bobcat), 
    bf(ofdstream)(3bobcat), bf(process)(3bobcat)

manpagebugs()
    None Reported.

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