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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 22:41:29 -0500
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
Subject: Re: Bug in iostreams!!
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At 08:11 AM 1/25/99 GMT, you wrote:
>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.

You sure? My copy of Stroustrup indicates otherwise...that the argument is
optional and that it can be used as a manipulator.

>2) skipws() is not implemented...

It should be. LGP2811 should conform to the new ANSI standard.

> but you may have the effect by
>
>	some_stream.setf(ios::skipws);

Thanks.

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