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  10. <H1 CLASS="title">Class Template <CODE>back_insert_device</CODE></H1>
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  21. The header <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp&gt;</CODE></A> contains the definition of the class template <CODE>back_insert_device</CODE> &#8212; implementing a <A HREF="../concepts/sink.html">Sink</A> which appends to a standard library sequence container &#8212; as well as the definition of a corresponding object generator, the function template <CODE>boost::iostreams::back_inserter</CODE>.
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  24. The Iostream Library allows OutputIterators to be used in many places where <A HREF="../concepts/sink.html">Sinks</A> are allowed. However, using <CODE>boost::iostreams::back_inserter</CODE> my be somewhat more efficient than using <CODE>std::back_inserter</CODE>, since the former uses the function <CODE>insert</CODE> to append a sequence of characters in one operation. Furthermore, <CODE>std::back_insert_iterator</CODE> is not strictly a model of <A HREF="../concepts/sink.html">Sink</A>, so one can write
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  26. <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> io = boost::iostreams;
  27. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> io::stream&lt; io::back_insert_device&lt;std::string&gt; &gt; my_stream</PRE>
  28. <P>But not</P>
  29. <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> io::stream&lt; std::back_insert_iterator&lt;std::string&gt; &gt; my_stream</PRE>
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  33. <DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp&gt;</CODE></A></DT>
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  37. <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
  38. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A HREF="#back_insert_device_template_params" CLASS="documented">Container</A>&gt;
  39. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> <A HREF="#back_insert_device_template_params" CLASS="documented">back_insert_device</A> {
  40. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
  41. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Container::value_type char_type;
  42. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typedef</SPAN> sink_tag category;
  43. <A HREF="#back_insert_device_constructor" CLASS="documented">back_insert_device</A>(Container&amp; cnt);
  44. <SPAN CLASS="omitted">...</SPAN>
  45. };
  46. <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A HREF="#back_insert_device_template_params" CLASS="documented">Container</A>&gt;
  47. <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#back_insert_device_template_params">back_insert_device</A>&lt;Container&gt; <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#back_inserter">back_inserter</A>(Container&amp; cnt);
  48. } } <SPAN CLASS="comment">// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
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  54. <TD VALIGN="top"><I>Container</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
  55. <TD>A C++ standard library sequence type (<A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#iso">[ISO]</A>, 23.1.1).
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  59. <H4><CODE>back_insert_device::back_insert_device</CODE></H4>
  60. <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> back_insert_device(Container&amp; cnt);</PRE>
  61. <P>Constructs an instance of <CODE>back_insert_device</CODE> for appending to the given container. The given reference must remain valid for the lifetime of the instance of <CODE>back_insert_device</CODE>.</P>
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  63. <H4><CODE>back_inserter</CODE></H4>
  64. <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Container&gt;
  65. back_insert_device&lt;Container&gt; back_inserter(Container&amp; cnt);</PRE>
  66. <P>Returns an instance of <CODE>back_insert_device</CODE> for appending to the given container.</P>
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