setbuf
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Controls stream buffering. This function is deprecated; use setvbuf instead.
Syntax
void setbuf(
FILE *stream,
char *buffer
);
Parameters
stream
Pointer to FILE structure.
buffer
User-allocated buffer.
Remarks
The setbuf function controls buffering for stream. The stream argument must refer to an open file that has not been read or written. If the buffer argument is NULL, the stream is un-buffered. If not, the buffer must point to a character array of length BUFSIZ, where BUFSIZ is the buffer size as defined in STDIO.H. The user-specified buffer, instead of the default system-allocated buffer for the given stream, is used for I/O buffering. The stderr stream is un-buffered by default, but you can use setbuf to assign buffers to stderr.
setbuf has been replaced by setvbuf, which is the preferred routine for new code. setbuf is retained for compatibility with existing code.
Requirements
| Routine | Required header |
|---|---|
setbuf |
<stdio.h> |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
// crt_setbuf.c
// compile with: /W3
// This program first opens files named DATA1 and
// DATA2. Then it uses setbuf to give DATA1 a user-assigned
// buffer and to change DATA2 so that it has no buffer.
#include <stdio.h>
int main( void )
{
char buf[BUFSIZ];
FILE *stream1, *stream2;
fopen_s( &stream1, "data1", "a" );
fopen_s( &stream2, "data2", "w" );
if( (stream1 != NULL) && (stream2 != NULL) )
{
// "stream1" uses user-assigned buffer:
setbuf( stream1, buf ); // C4996
// Note: setbuf is deprecated; consider using setvbuf instead
printf( "stream1 set to user-defined buffer at: %Fp\n", buf );
// "stream2" is unbuffered
setbuf( stream2, NULL ); // C4996
printf( "stream2 buffering disabled\n" );
_fcloseall();
}
}
stream1 set to user-defined buffer at: 0012FCDC
stream2 buffering disabled
.NET Framework Equivalent
Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.