utilmm::tempfile Class Reference
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#include <utilmm/system/system.hh>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	tempfile ()
	~tempfile ()
	tempfile (std::string const &basename)
FILE *	detach ()
boost::filesystem::path	path () const
FILE *	handle () const
Static Public Member Functions
static FILE *	mkstemp (std::string const &base, boost::filesystem::path &path)
static FILE *	create ()

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Detailed Description

A temporary file. It is created on construction and removed on destruction

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

utilmm::tempfile::tempfile

(

)

Create a temporary file. If you use this constructor, you cannot have the file name. You'll have to use only the file handle.

Exceptions:

unix_error

utilmm::tempfile::~tempfile

(

)

Close and destroy the file

utilmm::tempfile::tempfile

(

std::string const &

basename

)

Create a temporary file using a base name The file name is available using path()

The tempfile() version is more secure. Use only this constructor if you need the file path

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Member Function Documentation

FILE* utilmm::tempfile::detach

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)

Disassociates this object from the temporary file After a call to disassociate(), path() and fd() are no longer available

Returns:

the file path

static FILE* utilmm::tempfile::mkstemp	(	std::string const &	base,
		boost::filesystem::path &	path
	)			[static]

Wrapper around mkstemp Do not use this function to create a temporary file Use a tempfile object instead

boost::filesystem::path utilmm::tempfile::path

(

)

const

Get the file path The file path is only available if the tempfile(std::string) constructor has been used.

Returns:

the file path or an empty path if it is not available

FILE* utilmm::tempfile::handle

(

)

const

Get the underlying file handle

static FILE* utilmm::tempfile::create

(

)

[static]

Creates a temporary file

Returns:

the file descriptor to the open file

Exceptions:

unix_error

an error occured

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• utilmm/system/system.hh

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