TextStream Class Reference

Output text (form different data type sources) on screen in text mode. More...

#include <textstream.h>

Inheritance diagram for TextStream:

Collaboration diagram for TextStream:

Public Member Functions
	TextStream (unsigned from_col, unsigned to_col, unsigned from_row, unsigned to_row, bool use_cursor=false)
	Constructor of a text window.
void	flush () override
	Output the buffer contents of the base class Stringbuffer.
Public Member Functions inherited from OutputStream
	OutputStream ()
	Default constructor. Initial number system is decimal.
virtual	~OutputStream ()
	Destructor.
OutputStream &	operator<< (char c)
	Print a single character.
OutputStream &	operator<< (unsigned char c)
	Print a single character.
OutputStream &	operator<< (const char *string)
	Printing a null-terminated string.
OutputStream &	operator<< (bool b)
	Print a boolean value.
OutputStream &	operator<< (short ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (unsigned short ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (int ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (unsigned int ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (long ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (unsigned long ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (long long ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (unsigned long long ival)
	Print an integral number in radix base.
OutputStream &	operator<< (const void *ptr)
	Print a pointer as hexadecimal number.
OutputStream &	operator<< (OutputStream &(*f)(OutputStream &))
	Calls one of the manipulator functions.
Public Member Functions inherited from Stringbuffer
virtual	~Stringbuffer ()
	Destructor (nothing to do here)
Public Member Functions inherited from TextWindow
	TextWindow (unsigned from_col, unsigned to_col, unsigned from_row, unsigned to_row, bool use_cursor=false)
	Constructor of a text window.
void	setPos (unsigned rel_x, unsigned rel_y)
	Set the cursor position in the window.
void	getPos (unsigned &rel_x, unsigned &rel_y) const
	Get the current cursor position in the window.
void	print (const char *string, size_t length, Attribute attrib=TextMode::Attribute())
	Display multiple characters in the window.
void	reset (char character=' ', Attribute attrib=TextMode::Attribute())
	Delete all contents in the window and reset the cursor.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from TextMode
enum	Color {   BLACK , BLUE , GREEN , CYAN ,   RED , MAGENTA , BROWN , LIGHT_GREY ,   DARK_GREY , LIGHT_BLUE , LIGHT_GREEN , LIGHT_CYAN ,   LIGHT_RED , LIGHT_MAGENTA , YELLOW , WHITE }
	CGA color palette. More...
Static Public Member Functions inherited from TextMode
static void	setCursor (unsigned abs_x, unsigned abs_y)
	Set the keyboard hardware cursor to absolute screen position.
static void	getCursor (unsigned &abs_x, unsigned &abs_y)
	Retrieve the keyboard hardware cursor position on screen.
static void	show (unsigned abs_x, unsigned abs_y, char character, Attribute attrib=Attribute())
	Basic output of a character at a specific position on the screen.
Public Attributes inherited from OutputStream
int	base
	Number system used for printing integral numbers (one of 2, 8, 10, or 16)
Static Public Attributes inherited from TextMode
static const unsigned	ROWS = 25
	Visible rows in text mode.
static const unsigned	COLUMNS = 80
	Visible columns in text mode.
Protected Member Functions inherited from Stringbuffer
	Stringbuffer ()
	Constructor; Marks the buffer as empty.
void	put (char c)
	Inserts a character into the buffer.
Protected Member Functions inherited from TextMode
	TextMode ()
	Default constructor.
Protected Attributes inherited from Stringbuffer
char	buffer [80+1]
long unsigned	pos
	current position in the buffer
Protected Attributes inherited from TextWindow
unsigned	from_col
	Start column position (inclusive) of window.
unsigned	to_col
	End column position (exclusive) of window.
unsigned	from_row
	Start row position (inclusive) of window.
unsigned	to_row
	End row position (exclusive) of window.
bool	use_cursor
	use hardware cursor
unsigned	pos_x
	Software cursor column.
unsigned	pos_y
	Software cursor row.
Static Protected Attributes inherited from TextMode
static Cell *const	TEXT_BUFFER_BASE = reinterpret_cast<TextMode::Cell *>(0xb8000)
	Base address for linear text buffer in video memory.

Detailed Description

Output text (form different data type sources) on screen in text mode.

Allows the output of different data types as strings on the TextMode screen of a PC. To achieve this, TextStream is derived from both OutputStream and TextWindow and only implements the method TextStream::flush(). Further formatting or special effects are implemented in TextWindow.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TextStream()

TextStream::TextStream ( unsigned from_col, unsigned to_col, unsigned from_row, unsigned to_row, bool use_cursor = false )

inline

Constructor of a text window.

Creates a virtual, rectangular text window on the screen. The coordinates to construct the window are absolute positions in the TextMode screen.

Note

Overlapping windows are neither supported nor prevented – better just try to avoid construction windows with overlapping coordinates!

Warning

Don't use the hardware cursor in more than one window!

Parameters

from_col	Text Window starts in column from_col, the first (leftmost) possible column is 0
to_col	Text Window extends to the right to column to_col (exclusive). This column has to be strictly greater than from_col, the maximum allowed value is TextMode::COLUMNS (rightmost)
from_row	Text Window starts in row from_row, the first possible (uppermost) row is 0
to_row	Text Window extends down to row to_row (exclusive). This row has to be strictly greater than from_row, the maximum allowed value is TextMode::ROWS (bottom-most)
use_cursor	Specifies whether the hardware cursor (true) or a software cursor/variable (false) should be used to store the current position

Member Function Documentation

flush()

void TextStream::flush ( )

overridevirtual

Output the buffer contents of the base class Stringbuffer.

The method is automatically called when the buffer is full, but can also be called explicitly to force output of the current buffer.

Implements OutputStream.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• device/textstream.h
• device/textstream.cc