[#bsl-basic_istringstream-seekg-07]
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Seek to the absolute get position `position`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_istringstream.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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xref:bsl/basic_istringstream.adoc[BaseStream]&
seekg(xref:bsl/basic_istringstream/pos_type.adoc[pos_type] position);
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== Return Value

a reference to this stream

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *position*
| absolute position in the input sequence
|===


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