PRB: istream::seekg() Does Not Reset EOF State

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Sample Code

/* Compile options needed: None
*/ 

// Input: A file with the name test.txt containing some characters.

#include <fstream.h>
#include <assert.h>

void main()
{
  fstream in("test.txt", ios::in);

  char c;
  int i = 0;

  // Count characters in file
  while (in.get(c))
     ++i;

  assert(in.eof());

  // Reset read pointer to beginning of file
  in.clear();
  in.seekg(0, ios::beg);

  // Check that file can now be read.
  // Fails without the in.clear() statement above.
  assert(!in.eof());
}