The Microsoft Input/Output Stream Classes (iostream.hlp) (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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istream::gcount
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──The Microsoft iostream Classes────────────────────────────────────────────
 
  int gcount() const;
 
  Remarks
 
  Returns the number of characters extracted by the last unformatted input
  function. Formatted extraction operators may call unformatted input
  functions and thus reset this number.
 
  See Also
 
  istream::get, istream::getline, istream::ignore, istream::read
 
 
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