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std::basic_...am::is_open(3)  C++ Standard Libary std::basic_...am::is_open(3)

NAME
       std::basic_ifstream::is_open - std::basic_ifstream::is_open

Synopsis
	  bool is_open() const;

	  Checks if the	file stream has	an associated file.

	  Effectively calls rdbuf()->is_open().

Parameters
	  (none)

Return value
	  true if the file stream has an associated file, false	otherwise.

Example
       // Run this code

	#include <fstream>
	#include <iostream>
	#include <string>

	// this	file is	called main.cpp

	bool file_exists(const std::string& str)
	{
	    std::ifstream fs(str);
	    return fs.is_open();
	}

	int main()
	{
	    std::boolalpha(std::cout);
	    std::cout << file_exists("main.cpp")  << '\n'
		      << file_exists("strange_file") <<	'\n';
	}

Possible output:
	true
	false

	  Defect reports

	  The following	behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroac-
       tively to
	  previously published C++ standards.

	    DR	      Applied	 to		   Behavior    as    published
       Correct behavior
	  LWG 365 C++98	     is_open was not declared with const qualifier de-
       clared with const
									   qual-
       ifier

See also
	  open	opens a	file and associates it with the	stream
		(public	member function)
	  close	closes the associated file
		(public	member function)

http://cppreference.com		  2024.06.10	  std::basic_...am::is_open(3)

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