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[istream.extractors] mixes members and non-members

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Description

The functions in this subclause are:

basic_istream<charT, traits>&
  operator>>(basic_istream<charT, traits>& (*pf)(basic_istream<charT, traits>&));
basic_istream<charT, traits>&
  operator>>(basic_ios<charT, traits>& (*pf)(basic_ios<charT, traits>&));
basic_istream<charT, traits>& operator>>(ios_base& (*pf)(ios_base&));
template<class charT, class traits, size_t N>
  basic_istream<charT, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT, traits>& in, charT (&s)[N]);
template<class traits, size_t N>
  basic_istream<char, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char, traits>& in, unsigned char (&s)[N]);
template<class traits, size_t N>
  basic_istream<char, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char, traits>& in, signed char (&s)[N]);
template<class charT, class traits>
  basic_istream<charT, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<charT, traits>& in, charT& c);
template<class traits>
  basic_istream<char, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char, traits>& in, unsigned char& c);
template<class traits>
  basic_istream<char, traits>& operator>>(basic_istream<char, traits>& in, signed char& c);
basic_istream<charT, traits>& operator>>(basic_streambuf<charT, traits>* sb);

The first three and the last one are member functions of basic_istream, the ones in the middle are non-members. This is confusing.

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Research direction

Start at the istream.extractors subclause and review the listed operator>> declarations, separating the basic_istream member functions from the non-member overloads. Update the presentation so that this distinction is clear, then verify that every function in the subclause is classified consistently.

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Documentation
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