31 Input/output library [input.output]

31.3 Forward declarations [iostream.forward]

31.3.1 Header <iosfwd> synopsis [iosfwd.syn]

31.3.2 Overview [iostream.forward.overview]

31.3.1 Header <iosfwd> synopsis [iosfwd.syn]

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namespace std { template<class charT> struct char_traits; template<> struct char_traits<char>; template<> struct char_traits<char8_t>; template<> struct char_traits<char16_t>; template<> struct char_traits<char32_t>; template<> struct char_traits<wchar_t>; template<class T> class allocator; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ios; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_streambuf; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_istream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ostream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_iostream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_stringbuf; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_istringstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_ostringstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_stringstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_spanbuf; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ispanstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ospanstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_spanstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_filebuf; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ifstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_ofstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class basic_fstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_syncbuf; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>, class Allocator = allocator<charT>> class basic_osyncstream; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class istreambuf_iterator; template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT>> class ostreambuf_iterator; using ios = basic_ios<char>; using wios = basic_ios<wchar_t>; using streambuf = basic_streambuf<char>; using istream = basic_istream<char>; using ostream = basic_ostream<char>; using iostream = basic_iostream<char>; using stringbuf = basic_stringbuf<char>; using istringstream = basic_istringstream<char>; using ostringstream = basic_ostringstream<char>; using stringstream = basic_stringstream<char>; using spanbuf = basic_spanbuf<char>; using ispanstream = basic_ispanstream<char>; using ospanstream = basic_ospanstream<char>; using spanstream = basic_spanstream<char>; using filebuf = basic_filebuf<char>; using ifstream = basic_ifstream<char>; using ofstream = basic_ofstream<char>; using fstream = basic_fstream<char>; using syncbuf = basic_syncbuf<char>; using osyncstream = basic_osyncstream<char>; using wstreambuf = basic_streambuf<wchar_t>; using wistream = basic_istream<wchar_t>; using wostream = basic_ostream<wchar_t>; using wiostream = basic_iostream<wchar_t>; using wstringbuf = basic_stringbuf<wchar_t>; using wistringstream = basic_istringstream<wchar_t>; using wostringstream = basic_ostringstream<wchar_t>; using wstringstream = basic_stringstream<wchar_t>; using wspanbuf = basic_spanbuf<wchar_t>; using wispanstream = basic_ispanstream<wchar_t>; using wospanstream = basic_ospanstream<wchar_t>; using wspanstream = basic_spanstream<wchar_t>; using wfilebuf = basic_filebuf<wchar_t>; using wifstream = basic_ifstream<wchar_t>; using wofstream = basic_ofstream<wchar_t>; using wfstream = basic_fstream<wchar_t>; using wsyncbuf = basic_syncbuf<wchar_t>; using wosyncstream = basic_osyncstream<wchar_t>; template<class state> class fpos; using streampos = fpos<char_traits<char>::state_type>; using wstreampos = fpos<char_traits<wchar_t>::state_type>; using u8streampos = fpos<char_traits<char8_t>::state_type>; using u16streampos = fpos<char_traits<char16_t>::state_type>; using u32streampos = fpos<char_traits<char32_t>::state_type>; }
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Default template arguments are described as appearing both in <iosfwd> and in the synopsis of other headers but it is well-formed to include both <iosfwd> and one or more of the other headers.238
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It is the implementation's responsibility to implement headers so that including <iosfwd> and other headers does not violate the rules about multiple occurrences of default arguments.

31.3.2 Overview [iostream.forward.overview]

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The class template specialization basic_ios<charT, traits> serves as a virtual base class for the class templates basic_istream, basic_ostream, and class templates derived from them.
basic_iostream is a class template derived from both basic_istream<charT, traits> and basic_ostream<charT, traits>.
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The class template specialization basic_streambuf<charT, traits> serves as a base class for class templates basic_stringbuf, basic_filebuf, basic_syncbuf, and basic_spanbuf.
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The class template specialization basic_istream<charT, traits> serves as a base class for class templates basic_istringstream, basic_ifstream, and basic_ispanstream.
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The class template specialization basic_ostream<charT, traits> serves as a base class for class templates basic_ostringstream, basic_ofstream, basic_osyncstream, and basic_ospanstream.
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The class template specialization basic_iostream<charT, traits> serves as a base class for class templates basic_stringstream, basic_fstream, and basic_spanstream.
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[Note 1: 
For each of the class templates above, the program is ill-formed if traits​::​char_type is not the same type as charT ([char.traits]).
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Other typedef-names designate class template specializations for char or wchar_t types.
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Specializations of the class template fpos are used for specifying file position information.
[Example 1: 
The types streampos and wstreampos are used for positioning streams specialized on char and wchar_t respectively.
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[Note 2: 
This synopsis suggests a circularity between streampos and char_traits<char>.
An implementation can avoid this circularity by substituting equivalent types.
— end note]