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# std::fwrite

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< cpp‎ | io‎ | c

Defined in header `<cstdio>` |  |
std::size_t fwrite( const void* buffer, std::size_t size, std::size_t count, std::FILE* stream ); |  |

Writes up to `count` binary objects from the given array `buffer` to the output stream `stream`. The objects are written as if by reinterepreting each object as an array of unsigned char and calling std::fputc `size` times for each object to write those unsigned chars into `stream`, in order. The file position indicator for the stream is advanced by the number of characters written.

If the objects are not `TriviallyCopyable`, the behavior is undefined.

If an error occurs, the resulting value of the file position indicator for the stream is indeterminate.

### [edit] Parameters

buffer | - | pointer to the first object object in the array to be written
size | - | size of each object
count | - | the number of the objects to be written
stream | - | output file stream to write to

### [edit] Return value

Number of objects written successfully, which may be less than `count` if an error occurred.

If `size` or `count` is zero, `fwrite` returns zero and performs no other action.

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <cstdio>
    #include <vector>
    #include <array>

    int main ()
    {
        // write buffer to file
        if(std::FILE* f1 = std::fopen("file.bin", "wb")) {
            std::array<int, 3> v = {42, -1, 7}; // underlying storage of std::array is an array
            std::fwrite(v.data(), sizeof v[0], v.size(), f1);
            std::fclose(f1);
        }

        // read the same data and print it to the standard output
        if(std::FILE *f2 = std::fopen("file.bin", "rb")) {
            std::vector<int> rbuf(10); // underlying storage of std::vector is also an array
            std::size_t sz = std::fread(&rbuf[0], sizeof rbuf[0], rbuf.size(), f2);
            std::fclose(f2);
            for(std::size_t n = 0; n < sz; ++n) {
                std::printf("%d\n", rbuf[n]);
            }
        }
    }

Output:

    42
    -1
    7

### [edit] See also

printf fprintf sprintf snprintf (C++11) | prints formatted output to stdout, a file stream or a buffer (function) [edit]
fputs | writes a character string to a file stream (function) [edit]
fread | reads from a file (function) [edit]
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