lib/ostrstream.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 <strstream>

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

  // create an output stream to static char buffer (DEPRECATED):
  std::ostrstream strBuf{buf, len};

  double d = 47.11;
  strBuf << "double d: " << d;
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);

  strBuf << " <end>";
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);

  strBuf << '\0';
  std::println("buf: {:?}", buf);
}