std::is_error_code_enum<std::io_errc>
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                    |   Defined in header  <ios>
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|   template<> struct is_error_code_enum<std::io_errc> : public std::true_type {};  | 
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This specialization of std::is_error_code_enum informs other library components that values of type std::io_errc are enumerations that hold error codes, which makes them implicitly convertible and assignable to objects of type std::error_code.
Inherited from std::integral_constant
Member constants
|    value [static]  | 
   true   (public static member constant)  | 
Member functions
|    operator bool  | 
   converts the object to bool, returns value   (public member function)  | 
|    operator() (C++14)  | 
   returns value   (public member function)  | 
Member types
| Type | Definition | 
  value_type
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bool | 
  type
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std::integral_constant<bool, value> | 
Example
The comparison between e.code() and std::io_errc::stream compiles because std::is_error_code_enum<std::io_errc>::value == true.
Run this code
#include <fstream> #include <iostream> int main() { std::ifstream f("doesn't exist"); try { f.exceptions(f.failbit); } catch (const std::ios_base::failure& e) { std::cout << "Caught an ios_base::failure.\n"; if (e.code() == std::io_errc::stream) std::cout << "The error code is std::io_errc::stream\n"; } }
Output:
Caught an ios_base::failure. The error code is std::io_errc::stream
See also
|    (C++11)  | 
  identifies a class as an error_code enumeration (class template)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
  holds a platform-dependent error code  (class)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
  the IO stream error codes  (enum)  |