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 <LI><A HREF="#sec6">Member Types</A></LI>
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 <LI><A HREF="#sec8">Constructors</A></LI>
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 <H4>Members</H4>
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 <A HREF="#idx209">basic_ofstream()</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx202">char_type</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx214">close()</A><BR>
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 <TD VALIGN=top><A HREF="#idx204">int_type</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx215">is_open()</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx203">off_type</A><BR>
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 <TD VALIGN=top><A HREF="#idx216">open()</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx205">pos_type</A><BR>
 <A HREF="#idx220">rdbuf()</A><BR>
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 <A NAME="sec2"><H3>Summary</H3></A>
 <P>Class that supports writing into named files or other devices associated with a file descriptor</P>
 <A NAME="sec3"><H3>Synopsis</H3></A>

 <PRE>#include &lt;fstream&gt;

 namespace std {
   template&lt;class charT, class traits = char_traits&lt;charT&gt; &gt;
   class basic_ofstream;
 }
 </PRE>
 <A NAME="sec4"><H3>Description</H3></A>
 <P>The class template <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> supports writing into named files or other devices associated with a file descriptor. It uses a <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> object to control the associated sequences. It inherits from <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> and can therefore use all the formatted and unformatted output functions.</P>
 <A NAME="sec5"><H3>Interface</H3></A>

 <UL><PRE>namespace std {
   template&lt;class charT, class traits = char_traits&lt;charT&gt; &gt;
   class basic_ofstream
         : public basic_ostream&lt;charT, traits&gt;
   {
    public:

     typedef charT                       char_type;
     typedef traits                      traits_type;
     typedef typename traits::int_type   int_type;
     typedef typename traits::pos_type   pos_type;
     typedef typename traits::off_type   off_type;

     basic_ofstream();

     explicit
     basic_ofstream(const char*,
                   ios_base::openmode = ios_base::out);

     // extensions:
     explicit
     basic_ofstream(const char*, ios_base::openmode, long);
     explicit
     basic_ofstream(int, char_type* = 0,
                     streamsize = /* default size */);
     explicit
     basic_ofstream(FILE*, char_type* = 0,
                    streamsize = /* default size */);

     basic_filebuf&lt;charT, traits&gt; *rdbuf() const;

     bool is_open();
     void open(const char *,
               ios_base::openmode mode = ios_type::out);

     // extensions:
     void open(const char*, ios_base::openmode, long;
     void open (int, char_type* = 0,
                streamsize = /* default size */);
     void open (FILE*, char_type* = 0,
                streamsize = /* default size */);

     void close();

   };
 }
 </PRE></UL>
 <A NAME="sec6"><H3>Member Types</H3></A>

 <A NAME="idx202"></A><PRE><B>char_type</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>char_type</SAMP> is a synonym for the template parameter <SAMP>charT</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx203"></A><PRE><B>off_type</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>off_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::off_type</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx204"></A><PRE><B>int_type</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type<SAMP> int_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::int_type</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx205"></A><PRE><B>pos_type</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>pos_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::pos_type</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx206"></A><PRE><B>traits_type</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>traits_type</SAMP> is a synonym for the template parameter <SAMP>traits</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>

 <A NAME="sec7"><H3>Nonmember Types</H3></A>

 <A NAME="idx207"></A><PRE><B>ofstream</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>ofstream</SAMP> is a specialization of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> on type&nbsp;<SAMP>char</SAMP>:</P>
 <P><SAMP>typedef basic_ofstream&lt;char&gt; ofstream;</SAMP></P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx208"></A><PRE><B>wofstream</B></PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>The type <SAMP>wofstream</SAMP> is a specialization of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> on type&nbsp;<SAMP>wchar_t</SAMP>:</P>
 <P><SAMP>typedef basic_ofstream&lt;wchar_t&gt; wofstream;</SAMP></P>
 </UL>

 <A NAME="sec8"><H3>Constructors</H3></A>

 <A NAME="idx209"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>();</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
 <P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
 <P>After construction, a file can be attached to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object using the <SAMP>open()</SAMP> member function.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx210"></A><PRE>explicit
 <B>basic_ofstream</B>(const char* s,
                ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::out);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
 <P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;(rdbuf());</SAMP> </P>
 <P>The constructor then calls: </P>
 <P><SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open (s, mode, protection);</SAMP></P>
 <P> in order to attach the file, whose name is pointed to by <SAMP>s</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx211"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(const char* s,
                ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::out,
                long protection = 0666);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
 <P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;(rdbuf());</SAMP> </P>
 <P>The constructor then calls: </P>
 <P><SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open (s, mode, protection);</SAMP></P>
 <P> in order to attach the file, whose name is pointed to by <SAMP>s</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. The third argument, <SAMP>protection</SAMP>, holds file permissions. It determines the read/write/execute file permissions under UNIX, but is more limited elsewhere.</P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 <A NAME="idx212"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(int fd, char_type *buf, streamsize n); </PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor: </P>
 <P><SAMP>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
 <P>The constructor then calls:</P>
 <P><SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open (fd, buf, n);</SAMP> </P>
 <P>in order to attach the file descriptor, <SAMP>fd</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. If the function fails, it sets <SAMP>ios_base::failbit</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension in order to manipulate pipes, sockets, or other UNIX devices that can be accessed through file descriptors. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 <A NAME="idx213"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(FILE *fp, char_type* buf, streamsize n); </PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
 <P><SAMP>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
 <P>The constructor then calls: </P>
 <P><SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open (fp, buf, n); </SAMP></P>
 <P>in order to attach the file pointer, <SAMP>fp</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. If the function fails, it sets <SAMP>ios_base::failbit</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
 <A NAME="sec9"><H3>Member Functions</H3></A>

 <A NAME="idx214"></A><PRE>void
 <B>close</B>();</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf ()-&gt;close()</SAMP>; if it fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx215"></A><PRE>bool
 <B>is_open</B>();</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Returns <SAMP>rdbuf ()-&gt;is_open()</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx216"></A><PRE>void
 <B>open</B>(const char* s,ios_base::openmode = ios_base::out);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open(s, mode)</SAMP> to open the file; if the call fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>.</P>
 </UL>


 <A NAME="idx217"></A><PRE>void
 <B>open</B>(const char* s, ios_base::openmode, long protection);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open(s, mode, protection)</SAMP> to open the file. If the call fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>. The third argument, <SAMP>protection</SAMP>, holds file permissions for the read/write/execute file permissions under UNIX. It is more limited under DOS, since files are always readable and do not have special execute permission.</P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function does not appear in the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 <A NAME="idx218"></A><PRE>void
 <B>open</B>(int fd, char_type *buf = 0,
      streamsize n = /* default size */);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()-&gt;open(fd, buf, n)</SAMP> to open the file. If this function fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>. </P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 <A NAME="idx219"></A><PRE>void
 <B>open </B>(FILE *fp, char_type *buf = 0,
       streamsize n = /* default size */);</PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Returns <SAMP>open(fileno (fp), buf, n)</SAMP>. <SAMP>fileno</SAMP> is a UNIX98 function declared in <SAMP>&lt;cstdio&gt;</SAMP>. </P>
 </UL>

 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
 NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as a convenience extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix&nbsp;B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
 </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 <A NAME="idx220"></A><PRE>basic_filebuf&lt;charT,traits&gt;*
 <B>rdbuf</B>() const; </PRE>
 <UL>
 <P>Returns a pointer to the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> associated with the stream.</P>
 </UL>

 <A NAME="sec10"><H3>Example</H3></A>
 <P>See <B><I><A HREF="basic-fstream.html">basic_fstream</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ifstream.html">basic_ifstream</A></I></B>, and <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> examples.</P>
 <A NAME="sec11"><H3>See Also</H3></A>
 <P><B><I><A HREF="char-traits.html">char_traits</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="ios-base.html">ios_base</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ifstream.html">basic_ifstream</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-fstream.html">basic_fstream</A></I></B></P>
 <A NAME="sec12"><H3>Standards Conformance</H3></A>
 <P><I>ISO/IEC 14882:1998 -- International Standard for Information Systems --Programming Language C++, Section 27.8.1.8</I></P>

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	<A NAME="sec2"><H3>Summary</H3></A>
	<P>Class that supports writing into named files or other devices associated with a file descriptor</P>
	<A NAME="sec3"><H3>Synopsis</H3></A>

	<PRE>#include <fstream>

	namespace std {
	template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
	class basic_ofstream;
	}
	</PRE>
	<A NAME="sec4"><H3>Description</H3></A>
	<P>The class template <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> supports writing into named files or other devices associated with a file descriptor. It uses a <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> object to control the associated sequences. It inherits from <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> and can therefore use all the formatted and unformatted output functions.</P>
	<A NAME="sec5"><H3>Interface</H3></A>

	<UL><PRE>namespace std {
	template<class charT, class traits = char_traits<charT> >
	class basic_ofstream
	: public basic_ostream<charT, traits>
	{
	public:

	typedef charT char_type;
	typedef traits traits_type;
	typedef typename traits::int_type int_type;
	typedef typename traits::pos_type pos_type;
	typedef typename traits::off_type off_type;

	basic_ofstream();

	explicit
	basic_ofstream(const char*,
	ios_base::openmode = ios_base::out);

	// extensions:
	explicit
	basic_ofstream(const char*, ios_base::openmode, long);
	explicit
	basic_ofstream(int, char_type* = 0,
	streamsize = /* default size */);
	explicit
	basic_ofstream(FILE, char_type = 0,
	streamsize = /* default size */);

	basic_filebuf<charT, traits> *rdbuf() const;

	bool is_open();
	void open(const char *,
	ios_base::openmode mode = ios_type::out);

	// extensions:
	void open(const char*, ios_base::openmode, long;
	void open (int, char_type* = 0,
	streamsize = /* default size */);
	void open (FILE, char_type = 0,
	streamsize = /* default size */);

	void close();

	};
	}
	</PRE></UL>
	<A NAME="sec6"><H3>Member Types</H3></A>

	<A NAME="idx202"></A><PRE><B>char_type</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>char_type</SAMP> is a synonym for the template parameter <SAMP>charT</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx203"></A><PRE><B>off_type</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>off_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::off_type</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx204"></A><PRE><B>int_type</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type<SAMP> int_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::int_type</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx205"></A><PRE><B>pos_type</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>pos_type</SAMP> is a synonym of type <SAMP>traits::pos_type</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx206"></A><PRE><B>traits_type</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>traits_type</SAMP> is a synonym for the template parameter <SAMP>traits</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>

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	<A NAME="idx207"></A><PRE><B>ofstream</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>ofstream</SAMP> is a specialization of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> on type <SAMP>char</SAMP>:</P>
	<P><SAMP>typedef basic_ofstream<char> ofstream;</SAMP></P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx208"></A><PRE><B>wofstream</B></PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>The type <SAMP>wofstream</SAMP> is a specialization of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> on type <SAMP>wchar_t</SAMP>:</P>
	<P><SAMP>typedef basic_ofstream<wchar_t> wofstream;</SAMP></P>
	</UL>

	<A NAME="sec8"><H3>Constructors</H3></A>

	<A NAME="idx209"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>();</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
	<P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
	<P>After construction, a file can be attached to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object using the <SAMP>open()</SAMP> member function.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx210"></A><PRE>explicit
	<B>basic_ofstream</B>(const char* s,
	ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::out);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
	<P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(rdbuf());</SAMP> </P>
	<P>The constructor then calls: </P>
	<P><SAMP>rdbuf()->open (s, mode, protection);</SAMP></P>
	<P> in order to attach the file, whose name is pointed to by <SAMP>s</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx211"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(const char* s,
	ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::out,
	long protection = 0666);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
	<P> <SAMP>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(rdbuf());</SAMP> </P>
	<P>The constructor then calls: </P>
	<P><SAMP>rdbuf()->open (s, mode, protection);</SAMP></P>
	<P> in order to attach the file, whose name is pointed to by <SAMP>s</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. The third argument, <SAMP>protection</SAMP>, holds file permissions. It determines the read/write/execute file permissions under UNIX, but is more limited elsewhere.</P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

	<A NAME="idx212"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(int fd, char_type *buf, streamsize n); </PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor: </P>
	<P><SAMP>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
	<P>The constructor then calls:</P>
	<P><SAMP>rdbuf()->open (fd, buf, n);</SAMP> </P>
	<P>in order to attach the file descriptor, <SAMP>fd</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. If the function fails, it sets <SAMP>ios_base::failbit</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension in order to manipulate pipes, sockets, or other UNIX devices that can be accessed through file descriptors. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

	<A NAME="idx213"></A><PRE><B>basic_ofstream</B>(FILE fp, char_type buf, streamsize n); </PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Constructs an object of class <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B>, initializing the base class <B><I><A HREF="basic-ostream.html">basic_ostream</A></I></B> with the associated file buffer. This buffer is initialized by calling the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> constructor:</P>
	<P><SAMP>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>(rdbuf());</SAMP></P>
	<P>The constructor then calls: </P>
	<P><SAMP>rdbuf()->open (fp, buf, n); </SAMP></P>
	<P>in order to attach the file pointer, <SAMP>fp</SAMP>, to the <B><I>basic_ofstream</I></B> object. If the function fails, it sets <SAMP>ios_base::failbit</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
	<A NAME="sec9"><H3>Member Functions</H3></A>

	<A NAME="idx214"></A><PRE>void
	<B>close</B>();</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf ()->close()</SAMP>; if it fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx215"></A><PRE>bool
	<B>is_open</B>();</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Returns <SAMP>rdbuf ()->is_open()</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx216"></A><PRE>void
	<B>open</B>(const char* s,ios_base::openmode = ios_base::out);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()->open(s, mode)</SAMP> to open the file; if the call fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>.</P>
	</UL>


	<A NAME="idx217"></A><PRE>void
	<B>open</B>(const char* s, ios_base::openmode, long protection);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()->open(s, mode, protection)</SAMP> to open the file. If the call fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>. The third argument, <SAMP>protection</SAMP>, holds file permissions for the read/write/execute file permissions under UNIX. It is more limited under DOS, since files are always readable and do not have special execute permission.</P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function does not appear in the C++ Standard, but is included here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

	<A NAME="idx218"></A><PRE>void
	<B>open</B>(int fd, char_type *buf = 0,
	streamsize n = /* default size */);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Calls <SAMP>rdbuf()->open(fd, buf, n)</SAMP> to open the file. If this function fails, calls the <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B> member function <SAMP>setstate(failbit)</SAMP>. </P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as an extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

	<A NAME="idx219"></A><PRE>void
	<B>open </B>(FILE fp, char_type buf = 0,
	streamsize n = /* default size */);</PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Returns <SAMP>open(fileno (fp), buf, n)</SAMP>. <SAMP>fileno</SAMP> is a UNIX98 function declared in <SAMP><cstdio></SAMP>. </P>
	</UL>

	<BLOCKQUOTE><HR><B>
	NOTE -- This function is not part of the C++ Standard, but is provided here as a convenience extension. See <A HREF="B.html">Appendix B</A> for a complete list of extensions of this implementation.
	</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

	<A NAME="idx220"></A><PRE>basic_filebuf<charT,traits>*
	<B>rdbuf</B>() const; </PRE>
	<UL>
	<P>Returns a pointer to the <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> associated with the stream.</P>
	</UL>

	<A NAME="sec10"><H3>Example</H3></A>
	<P>See <B><I><A HREF="basic-fstream.html">basic_fstream</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ifstream.html">basic_ifstream</A></I></B>, and <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B> examples.</P>
	<A NAME="sec11"><H3>See Also</H3></A>
	<P><B><I><A HREF="char-traits.html">char_traits</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="ios-base.html">ios_base</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ios.html">basic_ios</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-filebuf.html">basic_filebuf</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-ifstream.html">basic_ifstream</A></I></B>, <B><I><A HREF="basic-fstream.html">basic_fstream</A></I></B></P>
	<A NAME="sec12"><H3>Standards Conformance</H3></A>
	<P><I>ISO/IEC 14882:1998 -- International Standard for Information Systems --Programming Language C++, Section 27.8.1.8</I></P>

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