#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>   //for ostringstream; includes <string>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	const string word = "size";
	const int i = 38;
	const char c = 'L';

	ostringstream ost;
	ost << word << " " << i << c;

	if (!ost) {   //if (ost.operator!()) {
		cerr << argv[0] << ": write to ostringstream failed\n";
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	cout << "The string contains \"" << ost.str() << "\".\n";
	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}