string str ( ) const;
void str ( const string & s );

Get/set the associated string object

The first version returns a copy of the string object currently associated with the string stream buffer.

The second syntax copies the content of string s to the string object associated with the string stream buffer.

The function effectivelly calls rdbuf()->str().

Parameters

s

String object whose content is to be copied to the string stream buffer.

Return Value

Example

// ostringstream::str
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main () {

  ostringstream oss;
  string mystr;

  oss << "Sample string";
  mystr=oss.str();

  cout << mystr;

  return 0;
}

Basic template member declaration

basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> str () const;
void str (const basic_string<charT,traits,Allocator> & s );

See also