close

Arguments

Returns

t if the file had been open and was closed successfully, else nil.

Description

This function closes a previously opened file. It is not strictly necessary, as the file will be closed when the garbage collector recognizes that there are no references to the file, but it is extremely good policy. This function will close a string opened for reading and writing as well.

Example

Gamma> fp = open("myfile.dat","r");
#<File:"myfile.dat">
Gamma> close(fp);
t
Gamma> fp;
#<Destroyed Instance>
Gamma>  
		

See Also

fd_close, open, open_string