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The function template <CODE>put</CODE> provides a uniform interface for putting back characters read from models of <A HREF="../concepts/peekable.html">Peekable</A>, for use in the definitions of <A HREF="../concepts/filter.html">Filters</A>.
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<DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/operations.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/operations.hpp&gt;</CODE></A></DT>
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<P>Attempt to putback a character to a given instance of the template parameter <CODE>Peekable</CODE>, returning <CODE>true</CODE> for success.</P>
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<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN>&lt;<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#template_params">Peekable</A>&gt;
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#semantics">putback</A>(Peekable& peekable, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="../guide/traits.html#char_type_of_ref">char_type_of</A>&lt;Peekable&gt;::type c);
} } <SPAN CLASS="comment">// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>Peekable</I></TD><TD WIDTH="2em" VALIGN="top">-</TD>
<TD>A model of <A HREF="../concepts/peekable.html">Peekable</A>.
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<P>The semantics of <CODE>putback</CODE> depends on the <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category">category</A> of <CODE>Peekable</CODE> as follows:</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>istream_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>invokes <CODE>peekable.rdbuf()->putback(c)</CODE> and returns <CODE>true</CODE> if the operation was successful</CODE></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>streambuf_tag</CODE></A> but not to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>istream_tag</CODE></A></TD>
<TD>invokes <CODE>peekable.sputbackc(c)</CODE> and returns <CODE>true</CODE> if the operation was successful</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">convertible to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>peekable_tag</CODE></A> but not to <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>streambuf_tag</CODE></A> or <A HREF="../guide/traits.html#category_tags"><CODE>istream_tag</CODE></A></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">otherwise</TD>
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