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    std::basic_ofstream<CharT,Traits>::basic_ofstream

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    Input/output library
     
    std::basic_ofstream
     
    basic_ofstream();
    		(1) 
    explicit basic_ofstream( const char* filename,
                         std::ios_base::openmode mode
                             = std::ios_base::out );
    		(2) 
    explicit basic_ofstream( const std::filesystem::path::value_type* filename,
                         std::ios_base::openmode mode
                             = std::ios_base::out );
    		(3) (since C++17) 
    explicit basic_ofstream( const std::string& filename,
                         std::ios_base::openmode mode
                             = std::ios_base::out );
    		(4) (since C++11) 
    template< class FsPath >
explicit basic_ofstream( const FsPath& filename,
                         std::ios_base::openmode mode
                             = std::ios_base::out );
    		(5) (since C++17) 
    basic_ofstream( basic_ofstream&& other );
    		(6) (since C++11) 
    basic_ofstream( const basic_ofstream& rhs ) = delete;
    		(7) (since C++11)

    Constructs new file stream.

    1) Default constructor: constructs a stream that is not associated with a file: default-constructs the std::basic_filebuf and constructs the base with the pointer to this default-constructed std::basic_filebuf member.
    2,3) First, performs the same steps as the default constructor, then associates the stream with a file by calling rdbuf()->open(filename, mode | std::ios_base::out) (see std::basic_filebuf::open for the details on the effects of that call). If the open() call returns a null pointer, sets setstate(failbit). Overload (3) is only provided if std::filesystem::path::value_type is not char.(since C++17)
    4,5) Same as basic_ofstream(filename.c_str(), mode). (5) participates in overload resolution only if FsPath is std::filesystem::path.(since C++17) Note that despite the default mode being out, the effects are identical to the effects of out | trunc as described in std::filebuf::open
    6) Move constructor. First, move-constructs the base class from other (which does not affect the rdbuf() pointer), then move-constructs the std::basic_filebuf member, then calls this->set_rdbuf() to install the new basic_filebuf as the rdbuf() pointer in the base class.
    7) The copy-constructor is deleted: this class is not copyable.

    Parameters

    filename - the name of the file to be opened
    mode - specifies stream open mode. Following constants and bit-wise OR between them may be used:
    Constant Explanation
    app seek to the end of stream before each write
    binary open in binary mode
    in open for reading
    out open for writing
    trunc discard the contents of the stream when opening
    ate seek to the end of stream immediately after open
    noreplace (C++23) open in exclusive mode
    other - another file stream to use as source

    Example

    Run this code
    #include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <utility>

int main()
{
    std::ofstream f0;
    std::ofstream f1("test.bin", std::ios::binary);
    std::string name = "example.txt";
    std::ofstream f2(name);
    std::ofstream f3(std::move(f1));
}

    Defect reports

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

    DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
    LWG 3430 C++17 std::filesystem::path overload led to unwanted conversions avoided by making it a template

    See also