NAME

FBB::lm - Manipulator setting left margins of OFoldStream objects

SYNOPSIS

#include <bobcat/ofoldstream> or
#include <bobcat/ofoldstreambuf>
Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

The lm class implements a manipulator that can be inserted into OFoldStream objects to set the stream’s left margin to a requested value.

Depending on the tab-setting of the OFoldStream the inserted value represents the number of blank space characters or the number of tab-characters that will be used for the left margin.

The request will be processed at the next newline character or std::flush or std::endl manipulator that is inserted into the stream. If a line is still once an lm object and a flush manipulator are inserted into the stream then the new left margin will be effective at the next word inserted into that line (cf., the example section below).

A bad_cast exception is thrown when the manipulator is inserted into an ostream that is not using a OFoldStreambuf buffer.

NAMESPACE

FBB
All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

-

CONSTRUCTOR

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lm(size_t newValue):
The standard copy constructor is available.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

There are no public or protected member functions in this class.

EXAMPLE

    #include <iostream>


    #include <bobcat/ofoldstream>


    using namespace std;


    using namespace FBB;


    int main()


    {


        OFoldStream out(cout, 0, 80);


        out << "hello world (left margin is 0)" << lm(4) << "\n"


               "this uses a 4 character wide left margin\n" <<


               lm(0) << flush << "at column 0 again\n";


    }


        

FILES

bobcat/lm - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

bobcat(7), manipulators(3bobcat), mlm(3bobcat), ofoldstream(3bobcat)

BUGS

None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

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bobcat_4.08.06-x.dsc: detached signature;

o

bobcat_4.08.06-x.tar.gz: source archive;

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bobcat_4.08.06-x_i386.changes: change log;

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libbobcat1_4.08.06-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

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libbobcat1-dev_4.08.06-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;

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http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).