libcwd::char2str Class Reference

Print a char to a debug ostream, escaping non-printable characters as needed. More...

#include <libcwd/char2str.h>

Public Member Functions
	char2str (char ci)
	Construct a char2str object with attribute ci.

Friends
std::ostream &	operator<< (std::ostream &os, char2str const c2s)
	Write the character represented by c2s to the ostream os, escaping it when it is a non-printable character.

Detailed Description

Print a char to a debug ostream, escaping non-printable characters as needed.

Prints the character c (see example below) to an ostream, converting it into a printable sequence when needed using the octal representation or one of \a, \b, \t, \n, \f, \r, \e or \\.

See also

libcwd::buf2str

Example:

char c = '\f';

Dout(dc::notice, "The variable c contains: '" << char2str(c) << '\'');