streampos seekpos ( streampos sp, ios_base::openmode which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out );

Set internal position pointer to absolute position

Sets the absolute new position sp for the position pointers specified by parameter which.

Parameters

sp

New absolute position for the position pointer.
This is an object of class streampos (or traits::pos_type for other traits). streampos objects may be constructed indirectly from integral values representing a relative position from the beginning of the stream.

which

Determines which of the internal position pointers shall be modified: the input pointer, the output pointer, or both. It is an object of type ios_base::openmode that for this function may take any combination of the following significant constant values:

value	position pointer affected
ios_base::in	input position pointer
ios_base::out	output position pointer

Return Value

Basic template member declaration

typedef traits::pos_type pos_type;
pos_type seekpos (pos_type sp, ios_base which = ios_base::in | ios_base::out );

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