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──The Microsoft iostream Classes────────────────────────────────────────────
 
  void clear( int nState = 0 );
 
  Parameter   Description
 
  <nState>    If 0, all error bits are cleared; otherwise bits are set
              according to the following masks (ios enumerators) that can
              be combined using the bitwise-OR (|) operator:
 
              Value          Meaning
 
              ios::goodbit   No error condition (no bits set)
 
              ios::eofbit    End of file reached
 
              ios::failbit   A possibly recoverable formatting or
                             conversion error
 
              ios::badbit    A severe I/O error
 
  Remarks
 
  Sets or clears the error-state flags. The rdstate function can be used
  to read the current error state.
 
  See Also
 
  ◄ios::rdstate►, ◄ios::good►, ◄ios::bad►, ◄ios::eof►
 
 
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