ios_base

/*****************************************************************************/
// Filename: ios_base.h
/*****************************************************************************/
// Description: This class represents a the highest level base class from which everything is
// derived
/*****************************************************************************/

#ifndef _IOS_BASE_H
#define _IOS_BASE_H

namespace ppcStreams
{
	typedef int streamsize;
	static const char endl = '\n'; //Define newline character
	const int MAX_SIZE_STD_STRING_IN_STREAM = 2048; //Limitation of library
	                                                //std::strings passed
	                                                //in and out can't exceed
	                                                //this size for single arg
	                                                //Can't resolve the true buffer
	                                                //space needed at run-time w/o
	                                                //heavy modification
	class ios_base
	{
		public:
			typedef char iostate;
			static const iostate badbit, eofbit, failbit, goodbit;
			typedef char openmode;
			static const openmode app, ate, binary, in, out, trunc;
			typedef int fmtflags;
			static const fmtflags boolalpha, dec, fixed, hex,
				                  internal, left, right, oct,
								  scientific, showbase, showpoint,
								  showpos, skipws, unitbuf, 
								  upperbuf, uppercase;


		public:
			virtual ~ios_base();	
			bool bad();
			bool good();
			void setf(fmtflags flags);
			streamsize precision ( ) const;
			streamsize precision ( streamsize prec );
			streamsize width() const;
			streamsize width(streamsize w);

		protected:
			ios_base();	

		protected:
			iostate  _iostate;  //bitmask for iostate
		private:
			fmtflags _fmtflags; //bitmask for formatting
			openmode _openmode; //bitmask for open mode
			streamsize _precision; //precision of floating point output
			streamsize _width;
			
	};
};

#endif