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### 25. String operator<< uses width() value wrong

Section: 21.3.4.4 [string.io] Status: TC1 Submitter: Nathan Myers Opened: 1998-08-06 Last modified: 2016-01-28

Priority: Not Prioritized

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Duplicate of: 67

Discussion:

In the description of operator<< applied to strings, the standard says that uses the smaller of os.width() and str.size(), to pad "as described in stage 3" elsewhere; but this is inconsistent, as this allows no possibility of space for padding.

Proposed resolution:

Change 21.3.4.4 [string.io] paragraph 4 from:
"... where `n` is the smaller of `os.width()` and `str.size()`; ..."
to:
"... where `n` is the larger of `os.width()` and `str.size()`; ..."