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# std::basic_ifstream::close

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< cpp‎ | io‎ | basic ifstream

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void close(); |  |

Closes the associated file.

Effectively calls `rdbuf()->close()`. If an error occurs during operation, setstate(failbit) is called.

### [edit] Parameters

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### [edit] Return value

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### [edit] Notes

This function is called by the destructor of basic_ifstream when the stream object goes out of scope and is not usually invoked directly.

### [edit] Example

| This section is incomplete Reason: no example

### [edit] See also

is_open | checks if the stream has an associated file (public member function) [edit]
open | opens a file and associates it with the stream (public member function) [edit]
close | flushes the put area buffer and closes the associated file (public member function of `std::basic_filebuf`) [edit]

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