DFile Class

File class, used in the C++ Support Classes and sample code to provide a portable way to read and write files.

class DFile : public DStreamBase;

dfile.h

DFile supports 64-bit file sizes and offsets.

DFile supports Unicode filenames on operating systems that have Unicode support

DFile Class

Data Member	Description
inode	From stat

Method	Description
canRead	Returns true if the stream was opened with read access
canSeek	Returns true if the stream supports seek()
canWrite	Returns true if the stream was opened with write access
getLength	Return the length of the stream
read	Read data from the stream
seek	Change the file position in the stream
setLength	Set the length of the stream
tell	Return the current file position
write	Write data to the stream

DFile Class

Method	Description
attach	Attach a file handle
canRead	Returns true if the the file was opened with read access
canSeek	Returns true if the stream supports seek()
canWrite	Returns true if the the file was opened with write access
close	Close the file
createTemp	Open a temporary file
flush	Close and reopen the file handle.
flushFileBuffers	Force file changes to be written to disk
freeze	Close the file so it can be reopened without changing state
getCreatedDate	Get the created date of the file
getHandle	Returns an operating system handle to the file
getLastError	Get the last system error that occurred when trying to access this file
getLength	Return the length of the file
getModifiedDate	Get the last-modified date of the file
getName	Get the name that was used to open the file
good	Returns true if the file was opened successfully
isOpen	True if the file is open
open	Open a file, using a UTF-8 filename
openUi	Open a file, using a TCHAR or CString filename
openW	Open a file, using a Unicode filename
read	Read data from the file
read32	! Obsolete
seek	Change the file position
setDates	Set the created and modified date of the file
setLength	Set the length of the file (this can be used to truncate a file)
setModifiedDate	Set the last-modified date of the file
tell	Get the file position
write	Write data to the file
write32	! Obsolete