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# std::basic_istream::basic_istream

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< cpp‎ | io‎ | basic istream

explicit basic_istream( std::basic_streambuf<CharT, Traits>* sb); | (1) |
protected: basic_istream( const basic_istream& rhs ) = delete; | (2) | (since C++11)
protected: basic_istream( basic_istream&& rhs ); | (3) | (since C++11)

1) Constructs the `basic_istream` object, assigning initial values to the base class by calling basic_ios::init(sb). The value of `gcount()` is initialized to zero.

2) The copy constructor is protected, and is deleted. Input streams are not copyable.

3) The move constructor copies the value of `gcount()` from `rhs`, sets the gcount() value of rhs to zero, and uses `basic_ios<CharT, Traits>::move(rhs)` to move all basic_ios members, except for the `rdbuf()`, from `rhs` into `*this`. This move constructor is protected: it is called by the move constructors of movable input stream classes std::basic_ifstream and std::basic_istringstream, which know how to correctly move the associated stream buffer.

### [edit] Parameters

sb | - | streambuffer to use as underlying device

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <sstream>
    #include <iostream>

    int main()
    {
        std::istringstream s1("hello");
        std::istream s2(s1.rdbuf());                        // OK: s2 shares the buffer with s1

    //    std::istream s3(std::istringstream("test"));      // ERROR: move constructor is protected
    //    std::istream s4(s2);                              // ERROR: copy constructor is deleted
        std::istringstream s5(std::istringstream("world")); // OK: move ctor called by derived class

        std::cout << s2.rdbuf() << ' ' << s5.rdbuf() << '\n';
    }

Output:

    hello world

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