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### 3127. `basic_osyncstream::rdbuf` needs a `const_cast`

Section: 29.11.3.1 [syncstream.osyncstream.overview] Status: C++20 Submitter: Tim Song Opened: 2018-06-29 Last modified: 2021-02-25

Priority: 0

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Discussion:

The current specification of `basic_osyncstream::rdbuf()` is

>         syncbuf_type* rdbuf() const noexcept { return &sb; }

This is ill-formed because the exposition-only member `sb` is `const` inside this `const` member function, but the return type is a pointer to non-`const` `syncbuf_type`. It needs to cast away the constness, consistent with the other streams with embedded stream buffers (such as string and file streams).

[2018-07-20 Status set to Tentatively Ready after five positive votes on the reflector.]

[2018-11, Adopted in San Diego]

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4750.

1. Change 29.11.3.1 [syncstream.osyncstream.overview], class template `basic_osyncstream` synopsis, as indicated:

   >     namespace std {
   >       template<class charT, class traits, class Allocator>
   >       class basic_osyncstream : public basic_ostream<charT, traits> {
   >       public:
   >         […]

   >         // 29.11.3.3 [syncstream.osyncstream.members], member functions
   >         void emit();
   >         streambuf_type* get_wrapped() const noexcept;
   >         syncbuf_type* rdbuf() const noexcept { return const_cast<syncbuf_type*>(&sb); }
   >         […]
   >       };
   >     }