#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>
 
struct mybuf : std::stringbuf
{
    mybuf(const std::string& str) : std::stringbuf(str) {}
    pos_type seekpos(pos_type sp, std::ios_base::openmode which) {
         std::cout << "Before seekpos(" << sp << "), size of the get area is "
                   << egptr()-eback() << " with "
                   << egptr()-gptr() << " read positions available\n";
         pos_type rc = std::stringbuf::seekpos(sp, which);
         std::cout << "seekpos() returns " << rc << ".\nAfter the call, "
                   << "size of the get area is "
                   << egptr()-eback() << " with "
                   << egptr()-gptr() << " read positions available\n";
        return rc;
    }
};
 
int main()
{
    mybuf buf("12345");
    std::iostream stream(&buf);
    stream.seekg(2);
}