Thread: stringstream clear

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    stringstream clear

    I've read on several websites that in order to use stringstream more than once I'm supposed to use
    stringstream ss;
    ss.str("");

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    http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/viewreply.asp?ID=516546 
    though, it doesn't seem to work for me

    Code:
    stringstream streamstr;
    streamstr << "TM" << GalilInternalClock;
    string sendstring;
    streamstr >> sendstring;
    		
    streamstr.str(""); //suuposed to clear streamstr
    streamstr << "DR" << GalilDataRecordFrequency;
    streamstr >> sendstring; 
    
    //and sendstring is still "TM1000" for some reason!!!
    What am I doing wrong?
    Thanks.

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    hmm... I am not sure why that did not work, though I would suggest:
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    streamstr.clear();
    instead.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    In this case, both .str("") and .clear() are needed. The reason is that the eofbit is set after the first extraction.

    If all you need is the stream's string, then you can get it without using an extraction method with "sendstring = streamstr.str();". If you never use any "extractors" then the eofbit will never be set - then you can "reset" the stream with just a .str("").

    gg

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    In this case, both .str("") and .clear() are needed. The reason is that the eofbit is set after the first extraction.
    Ah yes, I was trying to remember why it is needed here.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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