std::basic_stringstream<CharT,Traits,Allocator>:: basic_stringstream
| (1) | ||
| 
           
            
             explicit
            
            basic_stringstream
            
             (
            
            
             
              std::
              
               ios_base
              
              
               ::
              
              
               openmode
              
             
            
            mode
            
             =
            
             std:: ios_base :: in | std:: ios_base :: out ) ; | (until C++11) | |
| 
           
            
             explicit
            
            basic_stringstream
            
             (
            
            
             
              std::
              
               ios_base
              
              
               ::
              
              
               openmode
              
             
            
            mode
            
             )
            
            
             ;
            
           
           | (since C++11) | |
| 
           
            basic_stringstream
            
             (
            
            
             )
            
             : basic_stringstream ( std:: ios_base :: in | std:: ios_base :: out ) { } | (2) | (since C++11) | 
| 
           
            
             explicit
            
            basic_stringstream
             
             
              (
             
             
              const
             
             
              
               std::
               
                basic_string
               
              
             
             
              <
             
             CharT, Traits, Allocator
             
              >
             
             
              &
             
             str,
              | (3) | |
| 
           
            
             explicit
            
            basic_stringstream
             
             
              (
             
             
              
               std::
               
                basic_string
               
              
             
             
              <
             
             CharT, Traits, Allocator
             
              >
             
             
              &&
             
             str,
              | (4) | (since C++20) | 
| 
           
            basic_stringstream
            
             (
            
            
             
              std::
              
               ios_base
              
              
               ::
              
              
               openmode
              
             
            
            mode,
            
             const
            
            Allocator
            
             &
            
            a
            
             )
            
            
             ;
            
           
           | (5) | (since C++20) | 
| 
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            SAlloc
            
             >
            
             
             basic_stringstream
             
              (
             
             
              const
             
             
              
               std::
               
                basic_string
               
              
             
             
              <
             
             CharT, Traits, SAlloc
             
              >
             
             
              &
             
             str,
              | (6) | (since C++20) | 
| 
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            SAlloc
            
             >
            
             
             basic_stringstream
             
              (
             
             
              const
             
             
              
               std::
               
                basic_string
               
              
             
             
              <
             
             CharT, Traits, SAlloc
             
              >
             
             
              &
             
             str,
              | (7) | (since C++20) | 
| 
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            SAlloc
            
             >
            
             
             
              explicit
             
             basic_stringstream
              | (8) | (since C++20) | 
| 
           
           
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            StringViewLike
            
             >
            
             
             
              explicit
             
             basic_stringstream
              | (9) | (since C++26) | 
| 
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            StringViewLike
            
             >
            
             
             basic_stringstream
             
              (
             
             
              const
             
             StringViewLike
             
              &
             
             t,
              | (10) | (since C++26) | 
| 
           
            
             template
            
            
             <
            
            
             class
            
            StringViewLike
            
             >
            
             basic_stringstream ( const StringViewLike & t, const Allocator & a ) ; | (11) | (since C++26) | 
| 
           
            basic_stringstream
            
             (
            
            basic_stringstream
            
             &&
            
            other
            
             )
            
            
             ;
            
           
           | (12) | (since C++11) | 
Constructs new string stream.
Given
- 
        base_typeas std:: basic_iostream < CharT, Traits > , and
- 
        buf_typeas std:: basic_stringbuf < CharT, Traits, Allocator > ,
       the
       
        
         std::basic_iostream
        
       
       base and the
       
        exposition-only data member
       
       
        
         sb
        
       
       are initialized as follows.
      
| Over load | std::basic_iostream base | 
          
           sb
          
          | 
|---|---|---|
| (1) | base_type ( std:: addressof ( sb ) ) [1] | buf_type ( mode ) | 
| (2) | buf_type ( std:: ios_base :: in | std:: ios_base :: out ) | |
| (3) | buf_type ( str, mode ) | |
| (4) | buf_type ( std :: move ( str ) , mode ) | |
| (5) | buf_type ( mode, a ) | |
| (6) | buf_type ( str, mode, a ) | |
| (7) | buf_type ( str, std:: ios_base :: in | std:: ios_base :: out , a ) | |
| (8) | buf_type ( str, mode ) | |
| (9) | std:: addressof ( sb ) | { t, mode, Allocator ( ) } | 
| (10) | { t, mode, a } | |
| (11) | { t, std:: ios_base :: in | std:: ios_base :: out , a } | |
| (12) | move constructed from other 's std::basic_iostream base | move constructed from other. sb | 
- ↑ The std::basic_iostream base was intialized with base_type ( & sb ) (for overloads (1,3) ) until C++11.
Parameters
| str | - | string to use as initial contents of the string stream | ||||||||||||||||
| t | - | an object (convertible to std::basic_string_view ) to use as initial contents of the string stream | ||||||||||||||||
| a | - | allocator used for allocating the contents of the string stream | ||||||||||||||||
| mode | - | specifies stream open mode. It is a
         
          
           BitmaskType
          
         
         , the following constants are defined: 
 | ||||||||||||||||
| other | - | another string stream to use as source | 
Notes
       Construction of one-off
       
        basic_stringstream
       
       objects in a tight loop, such as when used for string conversion, may be significantly more costly than calling
       
        
         str()
        
       
       to reuse the same object.
      
| Feature-test macro | Value | Std | Feature | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 
           __cpp_lib_sstream_from_string_view
           | 202306L | (C++26) | Interfacing std::stringstream s with std::string_view , ( 9-11 ) | 
Example
#include <iostream> #include <sstream> int main() { // default constructor (input/output stream) std::stringstream buf1; buf1 << 7; int n = 0; buf1 >> n; std::cout << "buf1 = " << buf1.str() << " n = " << n << '\n'; // input stream std::istringstream inbuf("-10"); inbuf >> n; std::cout << "n = " << n << '\n'; // output stream in append mode (C++11) std::ostringstream buf2("test", std::ios_base::ate); buf2 << '1'; std::cout << buf2.str() << '\n'; }
Output:
buf1 = 7 n = 7 n = -10 test1
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
|---|---|---|---|
| P0935R0 | C++11 | the default constructor was explicit | made implicit | 
See also
| gets or sets the contents of underlying string device object (public member function) | |
| constructs a 
          basic_stringbuf
         object(public member function of 
           std::basic_stringbuf<CharT,Traits,Allocator>
          ) |