Is it possible to make streams of non-POD types?

Question

In C++, I need to make streams of objects which are of non-POD type using my own implementation of std::basic_streambuf<Type>. Is the standard library required to construct/destroy the objects when expected?

Answer 1

It is possible, but you might need to implement some missing iostream, char_traits, members/friend functions. Some basic functionality like ostream::write might work out of the box.