NAME

       FBB::IFdStreambuf - Input stream buffer initialized by a file descriptor

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/ifdstreambuf>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       FBB::IFdStreambuf  objects  may  be used as a std::streambuf of std::istream objects to allow extractions
       from a file descriptor.

       File descriptors are not defined within the context of C++, but they can be  used  on  operating  systems
       that support the concept. Realize that using file descriptors introduces operating system dependencies.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All  constructors,  members,  operators  and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the
       namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       std::streambuf

ENUMERATION

       The public enumeration Mode defined in the class FBB::IFdStreamBuf has the following values:

       o      CLOSE_FD, indicating that the file descriptor used by the object must be closed;

       o      KEEP_FD (the default) indicating that the file descriptor used by the object must not be closed.

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      Ifdstreambuf():
              This constructor initializes the streambuf, without associating  it  to  a  file  descriptor,  and
              without using buffering. The member open() can be used subsequently to associate the object with a
              file  descriptor  and  optionally  a buffer size. When the object is destroyed or if the mode-less
              overloaded version of the open member is called, the file descriptor will not be closed.

       o      Ifdstreambuf(Mode mode):
              This constructor initializes the streambuf, without associating  it  to  a  file  descriptor,  and
              without using buffering. The member open() can be used subsequently to associate the object with a
              file  descriptor  and  optionally  a buffer size. When the object is destroyed or if the mode-less
              overloaded version of the open member is called, the Mode argument  determines  whether  the  file
              descriptor will be closed or will remain open.

       o      IFdStreambuf(int fd, size_t n = 1):
              This  constructor initializes the streambuf, associating it to file descriptor fd, and an optional
              unget buffer size (by default having size 1).  When the object is destroyed or  if  the  mode-less
              overloaded version of the open member is called, the file descriptor will not be closed.

       o      IFdStreambuf(int fd, Mode mode, size_t n = 1):
              This  constructor initializes the streambuf, associating it to file descriptor fd, and an optional
              unget buffer size (by default having size 1).   When the object is destroyed or if  the  mode-less
              overloaded  version  of  the  open member is called, the Mode argument determines whether the file
              descriptor will be closed or will remain open.  There is no copy constructor.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       All members of std::streambuf are available, as FBB::IFdStreambuf inherits from this class. Some  of  the
       std::streambuf’s member are overridden by FBB::IFdStreambuf, see below.

       o      void close():
              The  file  descriptor  used  by  the  IFdStreambuf  is  closed,  irrespective of the Mode that was
              specified when the IFdStreambuf object was constructed. Following close  the  IFdStreambuf  object
              can no longer be used until one of its open members has been called.

       o      int fd() const:
              The  file  descriptor  used  by  the  IFdStreambuf object is returned.  If the OFdStreambuf is not
              associated with a file descriptor -1 is returned.

       o      void open(int xfd, size_t n = 1):
              The streambuf is (re)initialized, using file descriptor fd, and an optional unget buffer size  (by
              default  having  size  1). When called repeatedly, the Mode specification used whem the object was
              constructed determines whether the file descriptor will be closed or will remain open.

       o      void open(int xfd, Mode mode, size_t n = 1):
              The streambuf is (re)initialized, using file descriptor fd, a file  descriptor  closing  parameter
              and  an  optional unget buffer size (by default having size 1). Depending on the Mode argument the
              object’s currently used file descriptor will be closed or will remain open when  the  IFdStreambuf
              object is destroyed.

       Note that there is no overloaded assignment operator available for this class.

EXAMPLE

       To do

FILES

       bobcat/ifdstreambuf - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), ifdstream(3bobcat), ofdstreambuf(3bobcat), std::streambuf

BUGS

       The  member xsgetn(char *dest, std::streamsize n) will set istream::good() to false when fewer bytes than
       n were read using istream::read(). Also see xsgetn’s description.

       Note  that  by  default  the  provided  file   descriptors   remain   open.   The   complementary   class
       ofdstreambuf(3bobcat) closes the file descriptor by default. This inconsistency was deliberately accepted
       to keep the classes interfaces backward compatible.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_4.01.03-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_4.01.03-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_4.01.03-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_4.01.03-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_4.01.03-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).

libbobcat-dev_4.01.03-x.tar.gz                      2005-2015                         FBB::IFdStreambuf(3bobcat)