Re: [boost] Is there a way to reliably read an integer from a stream?

From: Oliver Kullmann (O.Kullmann_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-21 11:32:29

On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 08:12:05PM +0100, Bronek Kozicki wrote:
> Oliver Kullmann wrote:
> > 22.2.2.1.2 from the C++ standard invokes scanf from the C library, 
> > which then according to 7.19.6.2 from the C standard, clause 10, 
> > yields undefined behaviour if the number represented in the stream is not
> 
> which version of C standard is in your mind?

I have the C99 standard (as a book), while the C90 standard (I thought
it would be C89?) seems to cost a fortune.

> I believe that C90 that C++ 
> standard referes to, does not mention UB.
>

But then it should be the case that the C99 standard only
makes more precise what the older standard left out?

Oliver