# std::strstreambuf::pbackfail

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protected: virtual int_type pbackfail( int_type c = EOF ); |  |

This protected virtual function is called by the public functions `basic_streambuf::sungetc` and `basic_streambuf::sputbackc` (which, in turn, are called by `basic_istream::unget` and `basic_istream::putback`).

1) The caller is requesting that the get area is backed up by one character (`pbackfail()` is called with no arguments or with EOF as the argument)
a) First, checks if there is a putback position, and if there really isn't, fails. (strstreambuf has no external character source to re-read)
b) If the caller was wrong and the putback position is in fact available, simply decrements `basic_streambuf::gptr()`, e.g. by calling gbump(-1).
2) The caller attempts to putback a different character from the one retrieved earlier (`pbackfail()` is called with the character that needs to be put back), in which case
a) First, checks if there is a putback position, and if there isn't, fails.
b) Then checks what character is in the putback position. If the character held there is already equal to `(char)c`, then simply decrements `basic_streambuf::gptr()`.
c) Otherwise, if the buffer is unmodifiable (this strstreambuf was constructed with a string literal or some other const array), fails.
d) Otherwise, decrements `basic_streambuf::gptr()` and writes `c` to the location pointed to gptr() after adjustment.

### Parameters

c | - | the character to put back, or Traits::eof() to indicate that backing up of the get area is requested

### Return value

c on success except if `c` was EOF, in which case unspecified value other than EOF is returned.

EOF on failure.

### Example

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### See also

pbackfail [virtual] | puts a character back into the input sequence, possibly modifying the input sequence (virtual protected member function of `std::basic_streambuf`)
sungetc | moves the next pointer in the input sequence back by one (public member function of `std::basic_streambuf`)
sputbackc | puts one character back in the input sequence (public member function of `std::basic_streambuf`)
unget | unextracts a character (public member function of `std::basic_istream`)
putback | puts character into input stream (public member function of `std::basic_istream`)

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