Aufgabe 0: C++ Streams
The class Stringbuffer composes single characters into a longer text that can be processed on block. More...
#include <object/stringbuffer.h>
Inheritance diagram for Stringbuffer:Public Member Functions | |
| virtual | ~Stringbuffer () |
| Destructor (nothing to do here) | |
Protected Member Functions | |
| Stringbuffer () | |
| Constructor; Marks the buffer as empty. More... | |
| void | put (char c) |
| Inserts a character into the buffer. More... | |
| virtual void | flush ()=0 |
| Flush the buffer contents. More... | |
Protected Attributes | |
| char | buffer [80] |
| buffer containing characters that will be printed upon flush() | |
| long unsigned | pos |
| current position in the buffer | |
Detailed Description
The class Stringbuffer composes single characters into a longer text that can be processed on block.
To make Stringbuffer as versatile as possible, the class does make assumptions about neither the underlying hardware, nor the meaning of "processing". When flush() is called (i.e., either on explicit request or once the buffer is full). To be hardware independent, flush() is to be implemented by the derived classes.
- Hints for Implementation
- Use a buffer of fixed size for caching characters, which should be accessible by derived classes. Keep in mind that the derived implementation of flush() will need to know about numbers of characters in the buffer.
- Notes
- Reason for the existence of this class is that generating longer texts is often implemented by assembly of small fragments (such as single characters or numbers). However, writing such small fragments directly to (for example) screen is quite inefficient (e.g., due to the use of IO ports, syscalls, or locks) and can be improved drastically by delaying the output step until the assembly is finished (or the buffer runs full).
Constructor & Destructor Documentation
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inlineprotected |
Constructor; Marks the buffer as empty.
- Todo:
- Complete Constructor
Member Function Documentation
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protected |
Inserts a character into the buffer.
Once the buffer is full, a call to flush() will be issued and thereby clearing the buffer.
- Todo:
- Implement Method
- Parameters
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c Char to be added
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protectedpure virtual |
Flush the buffer contents.
This method is to be defined in derived classes, as only those know how to print characters. flush() is required to reset the position pos.
Implemented in ConsoleOut, FileOut, and OutputStream.
The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
- object/stringbuffer.h
- object/stringbuffer.cc