Conexus::FileDescriptor Class Reference

#include <conexus/filedescriptor.h>

Inheritance diagram for Conexus::FileDescriptor:

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Detailed Description

This class is the top level object for all subclasses performing I/O (Input/Output) operations via file descriptors (which in Linux/Unix/POSIX can be used for almost all I/O).

Author:

Rick L Vinyard Jr

Public Member Functions
	FileDescriptor (int fd=-1, bool close_on_destruction=true)
virtual int	fd () throw ()
	Base class method returning the raw file descriptor.
virtual void	close (bool force=false) throw (close_error)
	Closes the Endpoint object by closing the member file descriptor.
virtual const std::string &	object_type ()
Protected Member Functions
virtual void	read_thread_main ()
Protected Attributes
int	m_fd

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Member Function Documentation

void Conexus::FileDescriptor::close (  bool  force = false  )  throw (close_error) [virtual]

Closes the Endpoint object by closing the member file descriptor. If the object is already closed will return without attempting to close. Implements Conexus::Endpoint. Reimplemented in Conexus::Socket, and Conexus::TTY.

int Conexus::FileDescriptor::fd (   )  throw () [virtual]

Base class method returning the raw file descriptor. This class is also available as the "fd" property.

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

• filedescriptor.h
• filedescriptor.cpp

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