ostream_iterator.hpp

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//  Copyright (c) 2001-2008 Hartmut Kaiser
// 
//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying 
//  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

#if !defined(BOOST_SPIRIT_KARMA_OSTREAM_ITERATOR_MAY_26_2007_1016PM)
#define BOOST_SPIRIT_KARMA_OSTREAM_ITERATOR_MAY_26_2007_1016PM

#include <iterator>

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
namespace boost { namespace spirit { namespace karma { namespace detail
{
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    //  We need our own implementation of an ostream_iterator just to be able
    //  to access the wrapped ostream, which is necessary for the 
    //  stream_director, where we must generate the output using the original
    //  ostream to retain possibly registered facets.
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    template <
        typename T, typename Elem = char, 
        typename Traits = std::char_traits<Elem> 
    >
    class ostream_iterator 
      : public std::iterator<std::output_iterator_tag, void, void, void, void>
    {
    public:
        typedef Elem char_type;
        typedef Traits traits_type;
        typedef std::basic_ostream<Elem, Traits> ostream_type;
        typedef ostream_iterator<T, Elem, Traits> self_type;
        
        ostream_iterator(ostream_type& os_, Elem const* delim_ = 0)
          : os(&os_), delim(delim_) {}

        self_type& operator= (T const& val)
        {
            *os << val;
            if (0 != delim)
                *os << delim;
            return *this;
        }

        self_type& operator*() { return *this; }
        self_type& operator++() { return *this; }
        self_type operator++(int) { return *this; }

        ostream_type& get_ostream() { return *os; }
        
    protected:
        ostream_type *os;
        Elem const* delim;
    };

}}}}

#endif