Printing an uninitialized bool using cout (C++)

Question

I have a class with a bool data member that is not initialized by the constructor. If I do

cout << x.myBoolDataMember;

where x is an object of this class in which the bool has not been initialized, I sometimes get a random number rather than 0 or 1. (I'm using gcc.) Is this behavior compliant with the Standard?

Answer 1

Is this behavior compliant with the standard?

Yes! Using garbage values(uninitialized) in your code invokes Undefined Behavior

Answer 2

Yes. An uninitialized variable can have any value.