Re: istringstream Conversion Question
On Aug 1, 12:48 am, Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> wrote:
On 08/ 1/10 09:32 AM, Mike Copeland wrote:
I am using istringstring to convert data. For example,
int parseInt(string source, int start, int length)
{
int iResult;
if((start>= 0)&& (start< source.length()))
{
istringstream myStream(source.substr(start, length));
myStream>> iResult;
}
return iResult;
}
where (hopefully) the parameters are valid. In my testing,
I find that if the parameters are NOT valid (start< 0 or>
source.length()) or if the data in source isn't numeric, the
code either skips the conversion (as it should) or the
conversion fails. In those cases, the function's return
value is -858993460, which I gather is the unitialized value
of the integer variable iResult.
Copying the uninitialized value of iResult is undefined
behavior. You might get anything, including a core dump.
That's okay to a degree, but I'd like to be able to
determine that an error has occurred - and test for it in
the calling logic. I can't find any definition value for
this default value, so I don't the value/constant to test
for, etc.
Given that atoi returns 0 for such errors, and given that
I'd like a more robust way of detecting errors (0 could be a
legitimate conversion result), I'd like to know what better
solutions are available. Please advise.
1) Why "iResult" and not simply result?
2) Your input stream is a const, declare it as one.
Not sure I follow you here. You can't read from a const stream.
If you meant the input argument, he's using pass by value, so
the const is less important.
3) atoi is pretty useless even for a C function. It has no
way to report an error. strtol is a better function to study,
it sets errno on error. The C++ way would be to throw an
exception.
Or to return a Fallible---most input errors are best handled by
a return code.
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