Fetches more data from the controlled sequence.

Synopsis

Declared in <bslstl_syncbuf.h>

virtual
int_type
underflow();

Description

Informally, this function is called when the input buffer is exhausted (or does not exist, as buffering need not actually be done). If a buffer exists, it is refilled. In either case, the next available character is returned, or traits::eof() to indicate a null pending sequence.

For a formal definition of the pending sequence, see a good text such as Langer & Kreft, or [27.5.2.4.3]/7‐14.

A functioning input streambuf can be created by overriding only this function (no buffer area will be used). For an example, see https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/streambufs.html

Note

Base class version does nothing, returns eof().

Return Value

The first character from the pending sequence.

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