Thread: How to clear ostringstream?

  1. 10-14-2005 #1
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    How to clear ostringstream?

    I am using one ostringstream several times in my program. I would like to clear it after every use..., but how?
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    stream.str("");
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    stream.str.clear();
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thantos
    stream.str.clear();
    Aside from being a function, basic_ostringstream::str() returns basic_string, not basic_string &, so this won't work.
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    Thanks, stream.str("") worked
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    Ok my mistake.
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