Define your own ostream variable
#include<iostream.h>
ostream & setthex(ostream & stream)
{
stream.setf(ios::hex|ios::uppercase|ios::showbase);
return stream;
}
ostream & reset(ostream & stream)
{
stream.unsetf(ios::hex|ios::uppercase|ios::showbase);
return stream;
}
main()
{
cout<<setthex<<200<<"\n";
cout<<reset<<200<<"\n";
return 0;
}
200
200
file descriptor out buffer
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <streambuf>
#include <cstdio>
// for write():
#ifdef _MSC_VER
# include <io.h>
#else
# include <unistd.h>
#endif
class fdoutbuf : public std::streambuf {
protected:
int fd; // file descriptor
public:
// constructor
fdoutbuf (int _fd) : fd(_fd) {
}
protected:
// write one character
virtual int_type overflow (int_type c) {
if (c != EOF) {
char z = c;
if (write (fd, &z, 1) != 1) {
return EOF;
}
}
return c;
}
// write multiple characters
virtual
std::streamsize xsputn (const char* s,
std::streamsize num) {
return write(fd,s,num);
}
};
class fdostream : public std::ostream {
protected:
fdoutbuf buf;
public:
fdostream (int fd) : std::ostream(0), buf(fd) {
rdbuf(&buf);
}
};
int main()
{
fdostream out(1); // stream with buffer writing to file descriptor 1
out << "31 hexadecimal: " << std::hex << 31 << std::endl;
}
31 hexadecimal: 1f
Hex out stream
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
void hexMultiplicationTable (std::streambuf* buffer, int num)
{
std::ostream hexout(buffer);
hexout << std::hex << std::showbase;
for (int i=1; i<=num; ++i) {
for (int j=1; j<=10; ++j) {
hexout << i*j << " ";
}
hexout << std::endl;
}
} // does NOT close buffer
int main()
{
using namespace std;
int num = 5;
cout << "We print " << num
<< " lines hexadecimal" << endl;
hexMultiplicationTable(cout.rdbuf(),num);
cout << "That was the output of " << num
<< " hexadecimal lines " << endl;
}
We print 5 lines hexadecimal
0x1 0x2 0x3 0x4 0x5 0x6 0x7 0x8 0x9 0xa
0x2 0x4 0x6 0x8 0xa 0xc 0xe 0x10 0x12 0x14
0x3 0x6 0x9 0xc 0xf 0x12 0x15 0x18 0x1b 0x1e
0x4 0x8 0xc 0x10 0x14 0x18 0x1c 0x20 0x24 0x28
0x5 0xa 0xf 0x14 0x19 0x1e 0x23 0x28 0x2d 0x32
That was the output of 5 hexadecimal lines
Open file ""example.dat"" for reading and writing
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// open file ""example.dat"" for reading and writing
filebuf buffer;
ostream output(&buffer);
istream input(&buffer);
buffer.open ("example.dat", ios::in | ios::out | ios::trunc);
for (int i=1; i<=4; i++) {
// write one line
output << i << ". line" << endl;
// print all file contents
input.seekg(0); // seek to the beginning
char c;
while (input.get(c)) {
cout.put(c);
}
cout << endl;
input.clear(); // clear eofbit and failbit
}
}
1. line
1. line
2. line
1. line
2. line
3. line
1. line
2. line
3. line
4. line
Redirect ouput into the file
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
void redirect(ostream&);
int main()
{
cout << "the first row" << endl;
redirect(cout);
cout << "the last row" << endl;
}
void redirect (ostream& strm)
{
ofstream file("redirect.txt");
// save output buffer of the stream
streambuf* strm_buffer = strm.rdbuf();
// redirect ouput into the file
strm.rdbuf (file.rdbuf());
file << "one row for the file" << endl;
strm << "one row for the stream" << endl;
// restore old output buffer
strm.rdbuf (strm_buffer);
} // closes file AND its buffer automatically
the first row
the last row
stream for hexadecimal standard output
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// stream for hexadecimal standard output
ostream hexout(cout.rdbuf());
hexout.setf (ios::hex, ios::basefield);
hexout.setf (ios::showbase);
// switch between decimal and hexadecimal output
hexout << "hexout: " << 177 << " ";
cout << "cout: " << 177 << " ";
hexout << "hexout: " << -49 << " ";
cout << "cout: " << -49 << " ";
hexout << endl;
}
hexout: 0xb1 cout: 177 hexout: 0xffffffcf cout: -49
Switch between decimal and hexadecimal output
/* The following code example is taken from the book
* "The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference"
* by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
*
* (C) Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999.
* Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this software
* is granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies.
* This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
* warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
*/
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
// stream for hexadecimal standard output
ostream hexout(cout.rdbuf());
hexout.setf (ios::hex, ios::basefield);
hexout.setf (ios::showbase);
// switch between decimal and hexadecimal output
hexout << "hexout: " << 177 << " ";
cout << "cout: " << 177 << " ";
hexout << "hexout: " << -49 << " ";
cout << "cout: " << -49 << " ";
hexout << endl;
}
hexout: 0xb1 cout: 177 hexout: 0xffffffcf cout: -49