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Requirements

A FormattedOutputFunction is a stream output function that performs the following:

Constructs an object of type

basic_ostream::sentry

with automatic storage duration, which performs the following:

if

eofbit

or

badbit

are set on the output stream, sets the failbit as well, and if exceptions on failbit are enabled in this output stream's

exception mask

((exceptions()&failbit)!=0), throws

ios_base::failure

.

flushes the tie()'d output stream, if applicable.

Checks the status of the sentry by calling sentry::operator bool(), which is equivalent to

basic_ios::good

.

If the sentry returned false or sentry's constructor threw an exception, no output takes place.

If the sentry returned true, attempts to perform the desired output by inserting the characters into the output stream as if by calling rdbuf()->sputc(). Other public members of

std::basic_ostream

may also be used, but virtual members of rdbuf() except

overflow()

,

xsputn()

and

sync()

will never be called.

If the output could not be generated, sets failbit. If exceptions on failbit are enabled in this stream's

exception mask

((exceptions()&failbit)!=0), throws

ios_base::failure

.

if an exception is thrown during output, sets badbit in the output stream. If exceptions on badbit are enabled in this stream's

exception mask

((exceptions()&badbit)!=0), the exception is also rethrown.

If no exception was thrown, returns *this.

In any event, whether terminating by exception or returning, the sentry's destructor is called before leaving this function.

Padding

Formatted output functions determine padding according to

std::num_put::do_put()

stage 3.

(until C++14)If a formatted output function of a stream os determines padding, it does so as follows.

Given a CharT character sequence seq where CharT is the

character container type

of os, if the length of seq is less than os.width(), then enough copies of os.fill() are added to this sequence as necessary to pad to a width of os.width() characters.

If (os.flags()&std::ios_base::adjustfield)==std::ios_base::left is true, the fill characters are placed after the character sequence; otherwise, they are placed before the character sequence.

(since C++14)Standard library

The following standard library functions are

FormattedOutputFunctions

.

basic_ostream::operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, int / long / double / void* / bool)

operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, char)

operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, char*)

operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, const std::bitset&)

operator<<(std::basic_ostream&, const std::basic_string&)

operator<< , when called on the return value of

std::put_money

print(std::ostream&, std::format_string<Args...>, Args&&...)

,

println(std::ostream&, std::format_string<Args...>, Args&&...)

,

vprint_unicode(std::ostream&, std::string_view, std::format_args)

,

vprint_nonunicode(std::ostream&, std::string_view, std::format_args)

,

except that (given os is an output stream object): any exception thrown by the call to

std::vformat

is propagated without regard to the value of os.exceptions() and without turning on

ios_base::badbit

in the error state of os;

if inserting into os fails, calls os.setstate(ios_base::badbit) (which may throw

ios_base::failure

).

(since C++23)Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior

LWG 160

C++98 the process of determining whether the exception caught
is rethrown mentioned a non-existing function exception()corrected to

exceptions()

LWG 165

C++98 the only virtual member allowed to be
called on rdbuf() was overflow()also allowed
xsputn() and sync()