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Set the position indicator to the specified absolute position.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlsb_overflowmemoutput.h>`

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pubseekpos(
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    std::ios_base::openmode which = bsl::ios_base::out);
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== Description

Set the position indicator to the specified `position` and return the resulting absolute position on success or pos_type(‐1) on failure. Optionally specify `which` area of the stream buffer. The `seekpos` operation will fail if `which` does not include the flag `bsl::ios_base::out` or if `position` is less then zero.

== Return Value

resulting absolute position, or `pos_type(‐1)` on failure

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *position*
| absolute position to seek to
| *which*
| stream buffer area; must include `bsl::ios_base::out`
|===


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