custom stream manipulator for class

Question

I am trying to write a simple audit class that takes input via operator << and writes the audit after receiving a custom manipulator like this:

class C         


        

Answer 1

Wouldn't this

class CAudit
{
public:
    template< typename T >
    CAudit& operator<<( const T& data )
    {
        audittext << data;
        return *this;
    }

    class write {};

    void operator<<( const write& data )
    {
        /* whatever */
    }

private:
    std::stringstream audittext;
};

do what you want?