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Section: 31.6.3.5.4 [streambuf.virt.pback] Status: TC1 Submitter: Nathan Myers Opened: 1998-08-06 Last modified: 2016-01-28
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
The description of the required state before calling virtual member basic_streambuf<>::pbackfail requirements is inconsistent with the conditions described in 27.5.2.2.4 [lib.streambuf.pub.pback] where member sputbackc calls it. Specifically, the latter says it calls pbackfail if:
traits::eq(c,gptr()[-1]) is false
where pbackfail claims to require:
traits::eq(*gptr(),traits::to_char_type(c)) returns false
It appears that the pbackfail description is wrong.
Proposed resolution:
In 31.6.3.5.4 [streambuf.virt.pback], paragraph 1, change:
"traits::eq(*gptr(),traits::to_char_type( c))"
to
"traits::eq(traits::to_char_type(c),gptr()[-1])"
Rationale:
Note deliberate reordering of arguments for clarity in addition to the correction of the argument value.