iostreams and strstreams

[nanodano]

I'm trying to create a general buffer that I can use in my program. It will work with ints as well as strings. So far I've been using a strstream, and it works without a hitch, but I was wondering if there is a way to just create a generic iostream? Is iostream always associated with user input/output?

[iamthwee]

stringstream is ok, it is by no means fool proof, but it is more or less robust enough to do the job.