std::ostrea...::operator++(3)

💅 NAME 💅

okay so welcome to std::ostrea...::operator++(3), bestie — that's the (3) manual page from the C++ Standard Libary (yes, Libary, that's literally how it's spelled in the header, no cap 🙈). The full name is std::ostream_iterator::operator++, and the description is also std::ostream_iterator::operator++. It's giving "same thing, twice, because why not" energy ✨.

🦋 Synopsis 🦋

ostream_iterator& operator++();
ostream_iterator& operator++( int );

These two? They do nothing. Absolutely nothing. Zero. Nada. 💀

They exist to satisfy the requirements of LegacyOutputIterator. That's the whole gig. They make it possible for the expressions *iter++=value and *++iter=value to be used to output (insert) a value into the underlying stream. Slay, honestly 👑.

🎀 Parameters 🎀

(none) — literally no parameters, not even one. 🫶

🔥 Return value 🔥

*this — that's it, that's the return value. periodt. 💖

mwah 🍓 this iconic little page comes from http://cppreference.com, with footer source/version and date 2024.06.10 — byeee bestie, go insert some values into a stream responsibly 🌈💅