From:	horst DOT kraemer AT snafu DOT de (Horst Kraemer)
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Bug in iostreams!!
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 1999 08:11:16 GMT
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On Sun, 24 Jan 1999 21:14:38 -0500, in comp.os.msdos.djgpp you wrote:

> Repost (first apparently got eaten -- if you saw it let me know)
> 
> The iostreams library appears to be missing skipws. Neither
> 
> some_istream.skipws();
> 
> nor
> 
> some_istream << skipws();
> 
> work. Yes, I included iostream.h and iomanip.h.
> 
> I double checked in Stroustrup 3rd Ed. and I definitely have not screwed
> up. LGP2811B.ZIP is screwed up.

1) Even if the manipulator iosbase& skipws(ios_base&) would be
implemented the correct syntax would be

	skipws(some_stream);

skipws() is no extractor/inserter.


2) skipws() is not implemented but you may have the effect by

	some_stream.setf(ios::skipws);

Regards
Horst

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