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Martin Sebor closed STDCXX-332. ------------------------------- Resolution: Duplicate Closed as a dupe. > [LWG #453] ostringstream::tellp() returns -1 when the stream is empty > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: STDCXX-332 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/STDCXX-332 > Project: C++ Standard Library > Issue Type: Bug > Components: 27. Input/Output > Affects Versions: 4.1.3 > Reporter: Mark Brown > > When I call tellp() on an empty stringstream I get -1 instead of 0. > #include <cassert> > #include <sstream> > main() > { > std::ostringstream out; > std::ios::pos_type pos = out .tellp () ; > assert (pos == 0); > return 0; > } > test: test.cpp:9: int main(): Assertion `pos == 0' failed. > Aborted -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.