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DaWei · Aug 25th, 2007, 7:24 AM

Absolutely. If you only give a single value to the constructor, without casting, it will be interpreted as a file descriptor. If you add the second argument, open mode, the first argument will be interpreted as a const char * without the cast.

As dr.p says, a visit to the documentation is in order.

Aug 25th, 2007, 7:24 AM	#5
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	Absolutely. If you only give a single value to the constructor, without casting, it will be interpreted as a file descriptor. If you add the second argument, open mode, the first argument will be interpreted as a const char * without the cast. As dr.p says, a visit to the documentation is in order. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers