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- <DT><A href="#overview">Overview</A></DT>
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- <DT><A href="#headers">Headers</A></DT>
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- <LI CLASS="square"><A href="#file_descriptor_source">Class <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE></A></LI>
- <LI CLASS="square"><A href="#file_descriptor_sink">Class <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE></A></LI>
- <LI CLASS="square"><A href="#file_descriptor">Class <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE></A></LI>
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- <H2>Overview</H2>
- <P>
- The classes <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE>, <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> and <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> provide file access via operating system file handles or file descriptors. These <A HREF="../guide/concepts.html#device_concepts">Devices</A> behave much like the <A HREF="file.html">File Wrappers</A> <CODE>basic_file_source</CODE>, <CODE>basic_file_sink</CODE> and <CODE>basic_file</CODE>, with the following important differences:
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- <LI CLASS="square">A file descriptor Device may be constructed from a file descriptor which is already open.
- <LI CLASS="square">The only <A HREF="../guide/buffering.html">buffering</A> is provded by the Boost Iostreams library.
- <LI CLASS="square">There is no automatic line-ending conversion.
- <LI CLASS="square">Wide-character streams are not supported.
- </UL>
- <P>
- When a file descriptor Device is copied, the result represents the same underlying file descriptor. The underlying file descriptor is <I>not</I> duplicated.
- </P>
- <P>
- The classes <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> supports 64-bit seek offsets whenever they are supported by the underlying operating system or runtime library. Currently, file descriptor Devices may not work corectly with file descriptors opened in non-blocking mode.
- </P>
- <P>
- Line-ending conversion can be provided, if desired, using the class <A HREF="newline_filter.html"><CODE>newline_filter</CODE></A>. Wide-character versions of the file descriptor Devices may be defined as follows, using the template <A HREF="code_converter.html"><CODE>code_converter</CODE></A>:
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/code_converter.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal"><boost/iostreams/code_converter.hpp></SPAN></A>
- <SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal"><boost/iostreams/maped_file.hpp></SPAN></A>
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> code_converter<file_descriptor_source> wfile_descriptor_source;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> code_converter<file_descriptor_sink> wfile_descriptor_sink;</PRE>
- </P>
- <A NAME="acknowledgments"></A>
- <H2>Acknowledgments</H2>
- <P>
- The file descriptor Devices are based on work of Nicolai Josuttis (<A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#josuttis1">[Josuttis1]</A> <I>pp.</I> 672-3 and <A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#josuttis2">[Josuttis2]</A>).
- </P>
- <A NAME="installation"></A>
- <H2>Installation</H2>
- <P>
- The file descriptor Devices depends on the source file <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../src/file_descriptor.cpp"><CODE><libs/iostreams/src/file_descriptor.cpp></CODE></A>, which makes use of Windows or POSIX headers depending on the user's operating system. For installation instructions see <A HREF="../installation.html">Installation</A>.
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- <A NAME="headers"></A>
- <H2>Headers</H2>
- <DL class="page-index">
- <DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp"><CODE><boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp></CODE></A></DT>
- </DL>
- <A NAME="reference"></A>
- <H2>Reference</H2>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_source"></A>
- <H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE></H3>
- <H4>Description</H4>
- <P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/device.html">SeekableSource</A> and <A HREF="../concepts/closable.html">Closable</A> providing read-only access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.</P>
- <H4>Synopsis</H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">enum</SPAN> file_descriptor_flags {
- never_close_handle,
- close_handle
- };
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor_source {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>char</SPAN> char_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> handle_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> category;
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in );
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_is_open">is_open</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- handle_type <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_handle">handle</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- };
- } } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_source_ctor"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_source::file_descriptor_source</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor_source();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- file_descriptor_source( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in );
- file_descriptor_source( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int </SPAN>fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_source( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_source( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int </SPAN>fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_source( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The first member constructs an empty <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE>.
- </P>
- <P>
- The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. <CODE>Path</CODE> should be either a string or a Boost.Filesystem path. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as <CODE>(mode | std::ios_base::in)</CODE> in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP></A>
- </P>
- <P>
- The third member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system or runtime-library file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> being constructed — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The fourth member is the same as the third, except that it accepts a Windows file handle instead of a file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> being constructed — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The deprecated members are there to provide backwards compatability with old versions.
- To use them you need to define <CODE>BOOST_IOSTREAMS_USE_DEPRECATED</CODE>.
- The descriptor is always closed by <CODE>close</CODE> but only closed in destructors if <CODE>close_on_exit</CODE> is <CODE>true</CODE>.
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_source_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_source::open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The parameters of <CODE>open</CODE> the same as those of the corresponding constructors.
- If the file descriptor already holds a file, it'll be closed
- (unless opened or constructed with <CODE>never_close_handle</CODE>).
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_source_is_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_source::is_open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> is_open() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns <CODE>true</CODE> if the underlying file was opened successfully.</P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_source_handle"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_source::handle</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> handle_type handle() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns the underlying OS file descriptor. On Windows, this is a <CODE>HANDLE</CODE>. On other systems, it is an <CODE><SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN></CODE>.</P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_sink"></A>
- <H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE></H3>
- <H4>Description</H4>
- <P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/device.html">SeekableSink</A> and <A HREF="../concepts/closable.html">Closable</A> providing write-only access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.
- <H4>Synopsis</H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">enum</SPAN> file_descriptor_flags {
- never_close_handle,
- close_handle
- };
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor_sink {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>char</SPAN> char_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> handle_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> category;
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::out );
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::out );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_is_open">is_open</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- handle_type <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_handle">handle</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- };
- } } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_sink_ctor"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_sink::file_descriptor_sink</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor_sink();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- file_descriptor_sink( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::out );
- file_descriptor_sink( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_sink( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_sink( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor_sink( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The first member constructs an empty <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE>.
- </P>
- <P>
- The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. <CODE>Path</CODE> should be either a string or a Boost.Filesystem path. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as <CODE>(mode | std::ios_base::out)</CODE> in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref2" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP></A>
- </P>
- <P>
- The third member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system or runtime-library file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> being constructed — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The fourth member is the same as the third, except that it accepts a Windows file handle instead of a file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> being constructed — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The deprecated members are there to provide backwards compatability with old versions.
- To use them you need to define <CODE>BOOST_IOSTREAMS_USE_DEPRECATED</CODE>.
- The descriptor is always closed by <CODE>close</CODE> but only closed in destructors if <CODE>close_on_exit</CODE> is <CODE>true</CODE>.
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_sink_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_sink::open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::out );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The parameters of <CODE>open</CODE> the same as those of the corresponding constructors.
- If the file descriptor already holds a file, it'll be closed
- (unless opened or constructed with <CODE>never_close_handle</CODE>).
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_sink_is_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_sink::is_open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> is_open() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns <CODE>true</CODE> if the underlying file was opened successfully.</P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_sink_handle"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor_sink::handle</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> handle_type handle() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns the underlying OS file descriptor. On Windows, this is a <CODE>HANDLE</CODE>. On other systems, it is an <CODE><SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN></CODE>.</P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor"></A>
- <H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE></H3>
- <H4>Description</H4>
- <P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/seekable_device.html">SeekableDevice</A> and <A HREF="../concepts/closable.html">Closable</A> providing read-write access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.
- <H4>Synopsis</H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">enum</SPAN> file_descriptor_flags {
- never_close_handle,
- close_handle
- };
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor {
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>char</SPAN> char_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> handle_type;
- <SPAN CLASS='keyword'>typedef</SPAN> <SPAN CLASS='omitted'>[implementation-defined]</SPAN> category;
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_constructor">file_descriptor</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_open">open</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_open">open</A>( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_is_open">is_open</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- handle_type <A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_handle">handle</A>() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;
- };
- } } <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// End namespace boost::io</SPAN></PRE>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_constructor"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor::file_descriptor</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor();
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- file_descriptor( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );
- file_descriptor( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- file_descriptor( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- file_descriptor( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The first member constructs an empty <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE>.
- </P>
- <P>
- The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. <CODE>Path</CODE> should be either a string or a Boost.Filesystem path. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref3" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP></A>
- </P>
- <P>
- The third member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system or runtime-library file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> being constructed — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The fourth member is the same as the third, except that it accepts a Windows file handle instead of a file descriptor.
- If the second argument is <CODE>close_handle</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the new <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> — or one of its copies — is closed or destructed.
- </P>
- <P>
- The deprecated members are there to provide backwards compatability with old versions.
- To use them you need to define <CODE>BOOST_IOSTREAMS_USE_DEPRECATED</CODE>.
- The descriptor is always closed by <CODE>close</CODE> but only closed in destructors if <CODE>close_on_exit</CODE> is <CODE>true</CODE>.
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor::open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">template</SPAN><<SPAN CLASS="keyword">typename</SPAN> Path>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> Path& pathname,
- std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
- std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">file_descriptor_flags</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
- <SPAN CLASS='comment'>// Deprecated, Windows-only</SPAN>
- <SPAN CLASS="keyword">void</SPAN> open( HANDLE hFile, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close_on_exit = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );</PRE>
- <P>
- The parameters of <CODE>open</CODE> the same as those of the corresponding constructors.
- If the file descriptor already holds a file, it'll be closed
- (unless opened or constructed with <CODE>never_close_handle</CODE>).
- </P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_is_open"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor::is_open</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> is_open() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns <CODE><SPAN CLASS="keyword">true</SPAN></CODE> if the underlying file was opened successfully.</P>
- <A NAME="file_descriptor_handle"></A>
- <H4><CODE>file_descriptor::handle</CODE></H4>
- <PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> handle_type handle() <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN>;</PRE>
-
- <P>Returns the underlying OS file descriptor. On Windows, this is a <CODE>HANDLE</CODE>. On other systems, it is an <CODE><SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN></CODE>.</P>
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- <A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1" HREF="#note_1_ref"><SUP>[1]</SUP></A><A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#iso">[I<SPAN STYLE="font-size:80%">SO</SPAN>]</A>, Table 92.
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