NAME

std::basic_ios::good - std::basic_ios::good

Synopsis

bool good() const;

Returns true if the most recent I/O operation on the stream completed successfully.
Specifically, returns result of rdstate() == 0.

See ios_base::iostate for the list of conditions that set the stream status bits.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

true if the stream error flags are all false, false otherwise.

Example

// Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>
int main()
{
const char* fname = "/tmp/test.txt";
std::ofstream ofile{fname};
ofile << "10 " << "11 " << "12 " << "non-int";
ofile.close();

std::ifstream file{fname};
if (!file.good())
{
std::cout << "#1. Opening file test.txt failed - "
"one of the error flags is true\n";
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}

// typical C++ I/O loop uses the return value of the I/O function
// as the loop controlling condition, operator bool() is used here
for (int n; file >> n; ) {
std::cout << n << ' ';
}
std::cout << '\n';

if (file.bad())
{
std::cout << "#2. I/O error while reading - badbit is true\n";
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
else if (file.eof()) {
std::cout << "#3. End of file reached successfully - eofbit is true\n"
"This is fine even though file.good() is false\n";
}
else if (file.fail()) {
std::cout << "#4. Non-integer data encountered - failbit is true\n";
}
}

Possible output:

10 11 12
#4. Non-integer data encountered - failbit is true

See also

The following table shows the value of basic_ios accessors (good(), fail(), etc.)
for all possible combinations of ios_base::iostate flags:

ios_base::iostate flags basic_ios accessors
eofbit failbit badbit good() fail() bad() eof() operator bool operator!
false false false true false false false true false
false false true false true true false false true
false true false false true false false false true
false true true false true true false false true
true false false false false false true true false
true false true false true true true false true
true true false false true false true false true
true true true false true true true false true