C++ In a Nutshell

Name

basic_ostream class template — Base class for output streams

Synopsis

template <class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
class basic_ostream : virtual public basic_ios<charT,traits>
{
public: 
  // Types (inherited from basic_ios)
  typedef charT char_type;
  typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
  typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
  typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;
  typedef traits traits_type;
   
  explicit basic_ostream(basic_streambuf<charT,traits>* sb);
  virtual ~basic_ostream(  );
   
  class sentry;
   
  // Formatted output
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&
    (*pf)(basic_ostream<charT,traits>&));
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(basic_ios<charT,traits>&
    (*pf)(basic_ios<charT,traits>&));
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(ios_base&(*pf)(ios_base&));
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(bool n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(short n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned short n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(int n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned int n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(unsigned long n);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(float f);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(double f);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(long double f);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<<(const void* p);
  basic_ostream<charT,traits>& operator<< (basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* sb); // Unformatted output ...