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Set the position of this object to the specified absolute offset.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlde_utf8checkinginstreambufwrapper.h>`

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----
virtual
pos_type
seekpos(
    pos_type offset,
    std::ios_base::openmode mode) override;
----

== Description

Set the position of this object to the specified absolute `offset`. If a seek on the held `streambuf` occurs, the specified `mode` is passed to it. This function delegates to `seekoff(offset, bsl::ios_base::beg, mode)`, see that function for further detail. The behavior is undefined unless `bsl::ios_base::in` is set in `mode`. Note that this function is forwarded to by the public method `pubseekpos` in the base class.

== Return Value

the resulting stream position on success, or a negative position if the seek fails

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *offset*
| absolute position to seek to
| *mode*
| open mode propagated to a seek on the held streambuf
|===


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