[#bsl-basic_istringstream-seekg-03]
= xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_istringstream.adoc[basic_istringstream]::seekg
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Seek relative to `direction` by `offset` characters.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bslstl_istringstream.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:bsl/basic_istringstream.adoc[BaseStream]&
seekg(
    xref:bsl/basic_istringstream/off_type.adoc[off_type] offset,
    ios_base::seekdir direction);
----

== Return Value

a reference to this stream

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *offset*
| relative offset in the input sequence
| *direction*
| base position for the seek
|===


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