lib/ospanstream2.cpp

The following code example is taken from the book
C++23 - The Complete Guide by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Leanpub, 2026
The code is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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// raw code

#include <print>
#include <spanstream>

int main()
{
  // fix-sized buffer initialized with 33 '?' and a null terminator:
  constexpr int len = 33;
  char buf[len+1]{};
  for (int i = 0; i < len; ++i) buf[i] = '?';
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);

  // create a span stream to the whole static char buffer:
  std::ospanstream strBuf{buf};

  double d = 47.11;
  strBuf << "d: " << d;
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);
  auto sp1 = strBuf.span();
  std::println("{} chars: {}", sp1.size(), sp1);

  strBuf << '\0';
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);
  auto sp2 = strBuf.span();
  std::println("{} chars: {}", sp2.size(), sp2);
}