| re: ostringstream unexpected behaviour
"Old Wolf" <oldwolf@inspire.net.nz> wrote...[color=blue]
> #include <iostream>
> #include <ostream>
> #include <sstream>
>
> int main(void)
> {
> std::ostringstream oss;
>
> oss << "foo";
>
> oss.str("APP");
> std::cout << oss.str() << '\n';
> oss << "END";
> std::cout << oss.str() << '\n';
>
> oss.str("");
> oss << "APP";
> std::cout << oss.str() << '\n';
> oss << "END";
> std::cout << oss.str() << std::endl;
>
> return 0;
> }
>
> I expected to see the output:
>
> APP
> APPEND
> APP
> APPEND
>
> but the second line said "END" instead. Why is this?
> What is the best way to set the string in an ostringstream,
> and leave it in a usable state?[/color]
Open the ostringstream for append (see ios_base::app).
Victor
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