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// Standard iostream objects -*- C++ -*-

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// ISO C++ 14882: 27.3  Standard iostream objects
//

/** @file iostream
 *  This is a Standard C++ Library header.  You should @c #include this header
 *  in your programs, rather than any of the "st[dl]_*.h" implementation files.
 */

#ifndef _GLIBCXX_IOSTREAM
#define _GLIBCXX_IOSTREAM 1

#pragma GCC system_header

#include <bits/c++config.h>
#include <ostream>
#include <istream>

namespace std 
{
  /**
   *  @name Standard Stream Objects
   *
   *  The &lt;iostream&gt; header declares the eight <em>standard stream
   *  objects</em>.  For other declarations, see
   *  http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/27_io/howto.html#10 and the
   *  @link s27_2_iosfwd I/O forward declarations @endlink
   *
   *  They are required by default to cooperate with the global C library's
   *  @c FILE streams, and to be available during program startup and
   *  termination.  For more information, see the HOWTO linked to above.
  */
  //@{
  extern istream cin;       ///< Linked to standard input
  extern ostream cout;      ///< Linked to standard output
  extern ostream cerr;      ///< Linked to standard error (unbuffered)
  extern ostream clog;      ///< Linked to standard error (buffered)

#ifdef _GLIBCXX_USE_WCHAR_T
  extern wistream wcin;     ///< Linked to standard input
  extern wostream wcout;    ///< Linked to standard output
  extern wostream wcerr;    ///< Linked to standard error (unbuffered)
  extern wostream wclog;    ///< Linked to standard error (buffered)
#endif
  //@}

  // For construction of filebuffers for cout, cin, cerr, clog et. al.
  static ios_base::Init __ioinit;
} // namespace std

#endif /* _GLIBCXX_IOSTREAM */

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