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# std::ostreambuf_iterator::failed

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< cpp‎ | iterator‎ | ostreambuf iterator

bool failed() const |  |

Returns true if the iterator encountered the end-of-file condition, that is, if an earlier call to std::basic_streambuf::sputc (made by operator=) returned Traits::eof .

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

true if this iterator has encountered the end-of-file condition on output, false otherwise.

### [edit] Exceptions

(none) | (until C++11)
`noexcept` specification: noexcept | (since C++11)

### [edit] Example

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