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### 2244. Issue on `basic_istream::seekg`

Section: 29.7.4.4 [istream.unformatted] Status: C++17 Submitter: Juan Soulie Opened: 2013-03-04 Last modified: 2017-07-30

Priority: 3

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Discussion:

When issue 1445 was resolved by adopting N3168, it exposed the need to modify both overloads of `basic_istream::seekg` (by inserting "the function clears eofbit," after "except that"), but the fix applied to the text apparently forgets the second overload at 29.7.4.4 [istream.unformatted] p43.

[2013-10-17: Daniel provides concrete wording]

It seems that the tiny sentence "SIMILARLY for 27.7.1.3/43 (`seekg`)." had been overlooked. I agree that the wording needs to be applied here as well.

[2015-05-06 Lenexa: Move to Ready]

MC: This was just missed when we added "the function first clears eofbit" to the other overload, Daniel agrees. Editing mistake.

Move to Ready, consensus.

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N3691.

1. Change 29.7.4.4 [istream.unformatted] p43 as indicated:

   >     basic_istream<charT,traits>& seekg(off_type off, ios_base::seekdir dir);

   > > -43- Effects: Behaves as an unformatted input function (as described in 27.7.2.3, paragraph 1), except that the function first clears `eofbit`, it does not count the number of characters extracted, and does not affect the value returned by subsequent calls to `gcount()`. […]