The latest version of this topic can be found at <istream>.
Defines the template class basic_istream, which mediates extractions for the iostreams, and the template class basic_iostream, which mediates both insertions and extractions. The header also defines a related manipulator. This header file is typically included for you by another iostreams header; you rarely have to include it directly.
Syntax
#include <istream>
Typedefs
| iostream | A type basic_iostream specialized on char. |
| istream | A type basic_istream specialized on char. |
| wiostream | A type basic_iostream specialized on wchar. |
| wistream | A type basic_istream specialized on wchar. |
Manipulators
| ws | Skips white space in the stream. |
| swap | Exchanges two stream objects. |
Operators
| operator>> | Extracts characters and strings from the stream. |
Classes
| basic_iostream | A stream class that can do both input and output. |
| basic_istream | The template class describes an object that controls extraction of elements and encoded objects from a stream buffer with elements of type Elem, also known as char_type, whose character traits are determined by the class Tr, also known as traits_type. |
See Also
Thread Safety in the C++ Standard Library
iostream Programming
iostreams Conventions