Re: [Boost-users] [nowide] Cannot end input using ^Z/^D on Windows

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [nowide] Cannot end input using ^Z/^D on Windows
From: Artyom Beilis (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-04-24 08:31:25

What ReadConsoleW should return in such a case?..
I hadn't tested the "EOF" feature of the console.

Can you put some debug code to iostream.cpp:171 to see what
ReadConsoleW returns?

Artyom Beilis 
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----- Original Message -----
> From: Gavin Lambert <gavinl_at_[hidden]>
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Cc: 
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 11:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [nowide] Cannot end input using ^Z/^D on Windows
> 
> On 24/04/2015 19:23, Yuan Yao wrote:
>>  I try to get input via boost::nowide::cin. However, I cannot not end the
>>  stream with ^Z/^D.
>> 
>>  It seems that nowide::details::console_input_buffer::read recognizes
>>  ^Z/^D as a regular character.
> 
> This would be a consequence of opening the stream in binary mode rather 
> than text mode.  (Text mode will only recognise ^Z.)
> 
> I'm not sufficiently familiar with nowide to tell you whether this is 
> something you can fix in the application or whether it will require a 
> fix to nowide, or if this is intentional for some reason.
> 
> 
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