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The class template <CODE>boost::iostreams::char_traits</CODE> is a derived class of <CODE>std::char_traits</CODE> which has an additional static function <A HREF='#would_block_function'><CODE>would_block</CODE></A>, used to indicate that an attempt to read a character has failed because no input is currently available.
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The constants <CODE>WOULD_BLOCK</CODE> and <CODE>WWOULD_BLOCK</CODE> are provided for convenience.
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<DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/char_traits.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/char_traits.hpp&gt;</CODE></A></DT>
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<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#WOULD_BLOCK">WOULD_BLOCK</A>;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::wint_t <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#WWOULD_BLOCK">WWOULD_BLOCK</A>;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">Ch</A>&gt;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">char_traits</A> : public std::char_traits&lt;Ch&gt; {
<SPAN CLASS='keyword'>static</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typename</SPAN> std::char_traits&lt;Ch&gt;::int_type <A CLASS='documented' HREF='#would_block_function'>would_block</A>();
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} } // End namespace boost::io</PRE>
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<H3>Constant <CODE>WOULD_BLOCK</CODE></H3>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> WOULD_BLOCK;</PRE>
<P>The return value of <CODE>char_traits&lt;char&gt;::would_block</CODE>. Used by the function template <A HREF="../functions/get.html"><CODE>get</CODE></A> to indicate that no character could be returned because input was temporarily unavailable.</P>
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<H3>Constant <CODE>WWOULD_BLOCK</CODE></H3>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::wint_t WWOULD_BLOCK;</PRE>
<P>The return value of <CODE>char_traits&lt;wchar_t&gt;::would_block</CODE>. Used by the function template <A HREF="../functions/get.html"><CODE>get</CODE></A> to indicate that no character could be returned because input was temporarily unavailable.</P>
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<H3>Class Template <CODE>boost::iostreams::char_traits</CODE></H3>
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<H4><CODE>char_traits::would_block</CODE></H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>static</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typename</SPAN> std::char_traits&lt;Ch&gt;::int_type would_block();</PRE>
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Returns an instance of <CODE>int_type</CODE> used by the function template <A HREF='../functions/get.html'><CODE>get</CODE></A> to indicate that an attempt to read a character from a <A HREF='../concepts/source.html'>Source</A> has failed because no input is currently available. Future attempts to read a character may succeed.
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