std::basic_ios::fail

 

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basic_ios::basic_ios

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bool fail() const;

Returns true if an error has occurred on the associated stream. Specifically, returns true if badbit or failbit is set in rdstate().

See ios_base::iostate for the list of conditions that set failbit or badbit.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

true if an error has occurred, false otherwise.