std::basic_stringbuf<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::init_buf_ptrs
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                    |   void init_buf_ptrs();  | 
(exposition only*) | |
Initializes the input and output sequences from buf according to mode. buf and mode are exposition-only data members of *this.
Immediately after this function returns:
-  If std::ios_base::out is set in mode, pbase() points to buf.front() and epptr() >= pbase() + buf.size() is true;
- in addition, if std::ios_base::ate is set in mode, pptr() == pbase() + buf.size() is true,
 - otherwise pptr() == pbase() is true.
 
 - If std::ios_base::in is set in mode, eback() points to buf.front(), and gptr() == eback() && egptr() == eback() + buf.size() is true.
 
Notes
For efficiency reasons, stream buffer operations can violate invariants of buf while it is held encapsulated in the std::basic_stringbuf, e.g., by writing to characters in the range [buf.data() + buf.size(), buf.data() + buf.capacity()).
All operations retrieving a std::basic_string from buf ensure that the std::basic_string invariants hold on the returned value.
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
|---|---|---|---|
| LWG 1448 | C++98 | calling init_buf_ptrs() madepptr() == pbase() + buf.data() for streams that are both input and output streams  | 
makes pptr() == pbase() + buf.size() for append streams  |