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Return the stream buffer used by this object&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;stringstream&period;h&gt;`

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== Description

Return an address providing modifiable access to the `basic&lowbar;stringbuf` object that is internally used by this stream object to buffer unformatted characters&period;

== Return Value

the stream buffer used by this object


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