__GNU_CXX::_CHAR_TYPES(3)

💖 NAME 💖

__gnu_cxx::_Char_types< _CharT > — bestie, it's a mapping from character type to associated types. That's it, that's the whole job. 👑

This one lives in section 3 of the Library Functions Manual, so if you were looking for a command to run, you're in the wrong aisle at the library, babe. 🫶

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <char_traits.h>

🌸 Public Types 🌸

• typedef unsigned long int_type — the integer-ish type, lowkey just unsigned long out the box. 💅
• typedef std::streamoff off_type — the offset type, doing its little std::streamoff thing. ✨
• typedef std::streampos pos_type — the position type, serving std::streampos realness. 🎀
• typedef std::mbstate_t state_type — the state type, and yes it's std::mbstate_t, no notes. 🦋

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🔥 Detailed Description 🔥

template<typename _CharT>
struct __gnu_cxx::_Char_types< _CharT >

Mapping from character type to associated types. periodt. 💜

🎀 Note 🎀

okay so listen, this is an implementation class for the generic version of char_traits. Not the main character — the supporting character that makes the main character possible. 🌟

It defines int_type, off_type, pos_type, and state_type. And by default? Those are unsigned long, streamoff, streampos, and mbstate_t. No cap. 🧚

Here's the tea tho: if you need a different set of types, but you don't need to change the definitions of any function defined in char_traits, you can specialize __gnu_cxx::_Char_types while leaving __gnu_cxx::char_traits alone. Like, mind your business, touch one thing, don't touch the other. 🙈💅

bestie pls read that twice — the whole point is you can swap the types without messing with char_traits's function definitions. it's giving "customize responsibly". 🫶

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🌈 Author 🌈

Generated automatically by Doxygen for libstdc++ from the source code. Not a human, not a vibe, just a doc generator doing its little thing. 🤖✨

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 💖 it came out of the libstdc++ source (shoutout to Doxygen for the autogen, fr fr), filed under that iconic __gnu_cxx:...< _CharT >(3) header. no date on the footer, so we're keeping it mysterious. 😭 go specialize something responsibly, mwah 💅🌸