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Getting the next character&period;

== Synopsis

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

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int&lowbar;type
sbumpc();
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== Description

If the input read position is available, returns that character and increments the read pointer, otherwise calls and returns `uflow()&period;`

== Return Value

The next character, or eof&period;


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