goodbit and zero as ios_base::iostate values

[gp]

> Hello!

Hi! :-)

[...]
> it contains the line
>
>   ios_base::iostate err = 0;

That's not required to work, so there's an error in the standard.

> which doesn't compile with g++ 3.2 because it says:
>
>   invalid conversion from `int' to `std::_Ios_Iostate'

With the libstdc++ implementation the error message is correct.

> Also [lib.istream.formatted.arithmetic] contains a code fragment where
>
>   iostate err = 0;
>
> ios_base::iostate is of [lib.bitmask.types] bitmask type and it seems to
me
> that the Standard doesn't there say anything about from int to bitmask
> conversion nor about initialization from int.

You are correct. They should have written

     ios_base::iostate err= ios_base::goodbit;


> However, [lib.ios::iostate] first tells about the three elements
> badbit, eofbit and failbit, and then mentions that:
>
> Type iostate also defines the constant:
>      - goodbit, the value zero.

I think a DR is in order here. Actually what is meant is "iostate()", i.e.
the value obtained with value-initialization. See 5.2.3/2 (with the
corrections of core issue 178) and, for the case where iostate is a bitset,
23.3.5.1

Why don't you submit it to comp.std.c++?

>
> I cannot judge from these two code excerpts and the vague mention of
> zero value, whether the libstdc++ implementation is conformant or not.

As far as iostate is concerned it is conforming, as you may see from
17.3.2.1.2.

Genny.