Comments on: Binary iostreams in C++ http://eraserhead.net/2009/12/binary-iostreams-in-cpp/ Jason Felice's blog Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:14:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason http://eraserhead.net/2009/12/binary-iostreams-in-cpp/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 Jason Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:22:22 +0000 http://eraserhead.net/?p=429#comment-2862 Well, you can apparently write your own streambuf that uses a FILE*, though I've never done it. I'm curious whether this isn't done in general because most people find it scary, or because it's actually hard. I should figure this out one of these days. After reviewing the specification for the above, it doesn't seem as scary or hard as I once thought, though it is non-obvious. Well, you can apparently write your own streambuf that uses a FILE*, though I’ve never done it. I’m curious whether this isn’t done in general because most people find it scary, or because it’s actually hard. I should figure this out one of these days.

After reviewing the specification for the above, it doesn’t seem as scary or hard as I once thought, though it is non-obvious.

]]> By: Dean Michael Berris http://eraserhead.net/2009/12/binary-iostreams-in-cpp/comment-page-1/#comment-2834 Dean Michael Berris Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:34:26 +0000 http://eraserhead.net/?p=429#comment-2834 Interesting insight. One thing that is worth noting too is that the standard stream interface set up correctly can even allow you to do generic transformations using the iterator interfaces. What doesn't feel right is the current interface provided by the standard. Maybe when the next standard comes up and we have better standard library implementations from vendors we might not have to worry about these things. Also, FWIW, there is no standard way to deal with C file handles through the C++ Stream interfaces -- which might be a good thing, but really hard for those who are comfortable with the C interface already. Interesting insight. One thing that is worth noting too is that the standard stream interface set up correctly can even allow you to do generic transformations using the iterator interfaces. What doesn’t feel right is the current interface provided by the standard. Maybe when the next standard comes up and we have better standard library implementations from vendors we might not have to worry about these things.

Also, FWIW, there is no standard way to deal with C file handles through the C++ Stream interfaces — which might be a good thing, but really hard for those who are comfortable with the C interface already.

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