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Defines several classes that support iostreams operations on sequences stored in external files.
Syntax
#include <fstream>
Typedefs
Type name
Description
basic_filebuf
The class template describes a stream buffer that controls the transmission of elements of type Elem, whose character traits are determined by the class Tr, to and from a sequence of elements stored in an external file.
basic_fstream
The class template describes an object that controls insertion and extraction of elements and encoded objects using a stream buffer of class basic_filebuf<Elem, Tr>, with elements of type Elem, whose character traits are determined by the class Tr.
basic_ifstream
The class template describes an object that controls extraction of elements and encoded objects from a stream buffer of class basic_filebuf<Elem, Tr>, with elements of type Elem, whose character traits are determined by the class Tr.
basic_ofstream
The class template describes an object that controls insertion of elements and encoded objects into a stream buffer of class basic_filebuf<Elem, Tr>, with elements of type Elem, whose character traits are determined by the class Tr.
See also
Header Files Reference
Thread Safety in the C++ Standard Library
iostream Programming
iostreams Conventions
