std.stdio

alias KeepTerminator = std.typecons.Flag!"keepTerminator".Flag;

If flag KeepTerminator is set to KeepTerminator.yes, then the delimiter is included in the strings returned.

struct File;

Encapsulates a FILE*. Generally D does not attempt to provide thin wrappers over equivalent functions in the C standard library, but manipulating FILE* values directly is unsafe and error-prone in many ways. The File type ensures safe manipulation, automatic file closing, and a lot of convenience.

The underlying FILE* handle is maintained in a reference-counted manner, such that as soon as the last File variable bound to a given FILE* goes out of scope, the underlying FILE* is automatically closed.

Example

// test.d
import std.stdio;

void main(string[] args)
{
    auto f = File("test.txt", "w"); // open for writing
    f.write("Hello");
    if (args.length > 1)
    {
        auto g = f; // now g and f write to the same file
                    // internal reference count is 2
        g.write(", ", args[1]);
        // g exits scope, reference count decreases to 1
    }
    f.writeln("!");
    // f exits scope, reference count falls to zero,
    // underlying `FILE*` is closed.
}

% rdmd test.d Jimmy
% cat test.txt
Hello, Jimmy!
% _

@safe this(string name, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode = "rb");

this(R1, R2)(R1 name)
if (isInputRange!R1 && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R1));

this(R1, R2)(R1 name, R2 mode)
if (isInputRange!R1 && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R1) && isInputRange!R2 && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R2));

Constructor taking the name of the file to open and the open mode.

Copying one File object to another results in the two File objects referring to the same underlying file.

The destructor automatically closes the file as soon as no File object refers to it anymore.

Parameters:

string name	range or string representing the file name
const(char)[] stdioOpenmode	range or string represting the open mode (with the same semantics as in the C standard library fopen function)

Throws:

ErrnoException if the file could not be opened.

ref @safe File opAssign(File rhs) return;

Assigns a file to another. The target of the assignment gets detached from whatever file it was attached to, and attaches itself to the new file.

@trusted void open(string name, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode = "rb");

Detaches from the current file (throwing on failure), and then attempts to open file name with mode stdioOpenmode. The mode has the same semantics as in the C standard library fopen function.

Throws:

ErrnoException in case of error.

@trusted void reopen(string name, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode = "rb");

Reuses the File object to either open a different file, or change the file mode. If name is null, the mode of the currently open file is changed; otherwise, a new file is opened, reusing the C FILE*. The function has the same semantics as in the C standard library freopen function.

Note Calling reopen with a null name is not implemented in all C runtimes.

Throws:

ErrnoException in case of error.

@safe void popen(string command, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode = "r");

Detaches from the current file (throwing on failure), and then runs a command by calling the C standard library function popen.

Throws:

ErrnoException in case of error.

@safe void fdopen(int fd, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode = "rb");

First calls detach (throwing on failure), then attempts to associate the given file descriptor with the File, and sets the file's name to null.

The mode must be compatible with the mode of the file descriptor.

Throws:

ErrnoException in case of error.

Parameters:

int fd	File descriptor to associate with this File.
const(char)[] stdioOpenmode	Mode to associate with this File. The mode has the same semantics semantics as in the C standard library fdopen function, and must be compatible with fd.

void windowsHandleOpen(HANDLE handle, scope const(char)[] stdioOpenmode);

First calls detach (throwing on failure), and then attempts to associate the given Windows HANDLE with the File. The mode must be compatible with the access attributes of the handle. Windows only.

Throws:

ErrnoException in case of error.

const pure nothrow @property @safe bool isOpen();

Returns true if the file is opened.

const pure @property @trusted bool eof();

Returns true if the file is at end (see feof).

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened.

const pure nothrow @property @safe string name();

Returns the name last used to initialize this File, if any.

Some functions that create or initialize the File set the name field to null. Examples include tmpfile, wrapFile, and fdopen. See the documentation of those functions for details.

Returns:

The name last used to initialize this this file, or null otherwise.

const pure nothrow @property @trusted bool error();

If the file is not opened, returns true. Otherwise, returns ferror for the file handle.

@trusted void detach();

Detaches from the underlying file. If the sole owner, calls close.

Throws:

ErrnoException on failure if closing the file.

@trusted void close();

If the file was unopened, succeeds vacuously. Otherwise closes the file (by calling fclose), throwing on error. Even if an exception is thrown, afterwards the File object is empty. This is different from detach in that it always closes the file; consequently, all other File objects referring to the same handle will see a closed file henceforth.

Throws:

ErrnoException on error.

pure nothrow @safe void clearerr();

If the file is not opened, succeeds vacuously. Otherwise, returns clearerr for the file handle.

@trusted void flush();

Flushes the C FILE buffers.

Calls fflush for the file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened or if the call to fflush fails.

@trusted void sync();

Forces any data buffered by the OS to be written to disk. Call flush before calling this function to flush the C FILE buffers first.

This function calls FlushFileBuffers on Windows, F_FULLFSYNC fcntl on Darwin and fsync on POSIX for the file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened or if the OS call fails.

T[] rawRead(T)(T[] buffer);

Calls fread for the file handle. The number of items to read and the size of each item is inferred from the size and type of the input array, respectively.

Returns:

The slice of buffer containing the data that was actually read. This will be shorter than buffer if EOF was reached before the buffer could be filled.

Throws:

Exception if buffer is empty. ErrnoException if the file is not opened or the call to fread fails.

rawRead always reads in binary mode on Windows.

Examples:

static import std.file;

auto testFile = std.file.deleteme();
std.file.write(testFile, "\r\n\n\r\n");
scope(exit) std.file.remove(testFile);

auto f = File(testFile, "r");
auto buf = f.rawRead(new char[5]);
f.close();
writeln(buf); // "\r\n\n\r\n"

void rawWrite(T)(in T[] buffer);

Calls fwrite for the file handle. The number of items to write and the size of each item is inferred from the size and type of the input array, respectively. An error is thrown if the buffer could not be written in its entirety.

rawWrite always writes in binary mode on Windows.

Throws:

ErrnoException if the file is not opened or if the call to fwrite fails.

Examples:

static import std.file;

auto testFile = std.file.deleteme();
auto f = File(testFile, "w");
scope(exit) std.file.remove(testFile);

f.rawWrite("\r\n\n\r\n");
f.close();
writeln(std.file.read(testFile)); // "\r\n\n\r\n"

@trusted void seek(long offset, int origin = SEEK_SET);

Calls fseek for the file handle to move its position indicator.

Parameters:

long offset	Binary files: Number of bytes to offset from origin. Text files: Either zero, or a value returned by tell.
int origin	Binary files: Position used as reference for the offset, must be one of SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR or SEEK_END. Text files: Shall necessarily be SEEK_SET.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException if the call to fseek fails.

const @property @trusted ulong tell();

Calls ftell for the managed file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException if the call to ftell fails.

Examples:

import std.conv : text;
static import std.file;

auto testFile = std.file.deleteme();
std.file.write(testFile, "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwqxyz");
scope(exit) { std.file.remove(testFile); }

auto f = File(testFile);
auto a = new ubyte[4];
f.rawRead(a);
writeln(f.tell); // 4

@safe void rewind();

Calls rewind for the file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened.

@trusted void setvbuf(size_t size, int mode = _IOFBF);

Calls setvbuf for the file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException if the call to setvbuf fails.

@trusted void setvbuf(void[] buf, int mode = _IOFBF);

Calls setvbuf for the file handle.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException if the call to setvbuf fails.

void lock(LockType lockType = LockType.readWrite, ulong start = 0, ulong length = 0);

Locks the specified file segment. If the file segment is already locked by another process, waits until the existing lock is released. If both start and length are zero, the entire file is locked.

Locks created using lock and tryLock have the following properties:

• All locks are automatically released when the process terminates.
• Locks are not inherited by child processes.
• Closing a file will release all locks associated with the file. On POSIX, even locks acquired via a different File will be released as well.
• Not all NFS implementations correctly implement file locking.

bool tryLock(LockType lockType = LockType.readWrite, ulong start = 0, ulong length = 0);

Attempts to lock the specified file segment. If both start and length are zero, the entire file is locked.

Returns:

true if the lock was successful, and false if the specified file segment was already locked.

void unlock(ulong start = 0, ulong length = 0);

Removes the lock over the specified file segment.

void write(S...)(S args);

Writes its arguments in text format to the file.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException on an error writing to the file.

void writeln(S...)(S args);

Writes its arguments in text format to the file, followed by a newline.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException on an error writing to the file.

void writef(alias fmt, A...)(A args)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)));

void writef(Char, A...)(in Char[] fmt, A args);

Writes its arguments in text format to the file, according to the format string fmt.

Parameters:

Char[] fmt	The format string. When passed as a compile-time argument, the string will be statically checked against the argument types passed.
A args	Items to write.

Throws:

Exception if the file is not opened. ErrnoException on an error writing to the file.

void writefln(alias fmt, A...)(A args)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)));

void writefln(Char, A...)(in Char[] fmt, A args);

Equivalent to file.writef(fmt, args, '\n').

S readln(S = string)(dchar terminator = '\x0a')
if (isSomeString!S);

Read line from the file handle and return it as a specified type.

This version manages its own read buffer, which means one memory allocation per call. If you are not retaining a reference to the read data, consider the File.readln(buf) version, which may offer better performance as it can reuse its read buffer.

Parameters:

S	Template parameter; the type of the allocated buffer, and the type returned. Defaults to string.
dchar terminator	Line terminator (by default, '\n').

Note String terminators are not supported due to ambiguity with readln(buf) below.

Returns:

The line that was read, including the line terminator character.

Throws:

StdioException on I/O error, or UnicodeException on Unicode conversion error.

Example

// Reads `stdin` and writes it to `stdout`.
import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    string line;
    while ((line = stdin.readln()) !is null)
        write(line);
}

size_t readln(C)(ref C[] buf, dchar terminator = '\x0a')
if (isSomeChar!C && is(Unqual!C == C) && !is(C == enum));

size_t readln(C, R)(ref C[] buf, R terminator)
if (isSomeChar!C && is(Unqual!C == C) && !is(C == enum) && isBidirectionalRange!R && is(typeof(terminator.front == (dchar).init)));

Read line from the file handle and write it to buf[], including terminating character.

This can be faster than line = File.readln() because you can reuse the buffer for each call. Note that reusing the buffer means that you must copy the previous contents if you wish to retain them.

Parameters:

C[] buf	Buffer used to store the resulting line data. buf is enlarged if necessary, then set to the slice exactly containing the line.
dchar terminator	Line terminator (by default, '\n'). Use std.ascii.newline for portability (unless the file was opened in text mode).

Returns:

0 for end of file, otherwise number of characters read. The return value will always be equal to buf.length.

Throws:

StdioException on I/O error, or UnicodeException on Unicode conversion error.

Example

// Read lines from `stdin` into a string
// Ignore lines starting with '#'
// Write the string to `stdout`
import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    string output;
    char[] buf;

    while (stdin.readln(buf))
    {
        if (buf[0] == '#')
            continue;

        output ~= buf;
    }

    write(output);
}

This method can be more efficient than the one in the previous example because stdin.readln(buf) reuses (if possible) memory allocated for buf, whereas line = stdin.readln() makes a new memory allocation for every line.

For even better performance you can help readln by passing in a large buffer to avoid memory reallocations. This can be done by reusing the largest buffer returned by readln:

Example

// Read lines from `stdin` and count words
import std.array, std.stdio;

void main()
{
    char[] buf;
    size_t words = 0;

    while (!stdin.eof)
    {
        char[] line = buf;
        stdin.readln(line);
        if (line.length > buf.length)
            buf = line;

        words += line.split.length;
    }

    writeln(words);
}

This is actually what byLine does internally, so its usage is recommended if you want to process a complete file.

uint readf(alias format, Data...)(auto ref Data data)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(format)));

uint readf(Data...)(scope const(char)[] format, auto ref Data data);

Reads formatted data from the file using std.format.formattedRead.

Parameters:

const(char)[] format	The format string. When passed as a compile-time argument, the string will be statically checked against the argument types passed.
Data data	Items to be read.

Example

// test.d
void main()
{
    import std.stdio;
    auto f = File("input");
    foreach (_; 0 .. 3)
    {
        int a;
        f.readf!" %d"(a);
        writeln(++a);
    }
}

% echo "1 2 3" > input
% rdmd test.d
2
3
4

Examples:

static import std.file;

auto deleteme = std.file.deleteme();
std.file.write(deleteme, "hello\nworld\ntrue\nfalse\n");
scope(exit) std.file.remove(deleteme);
string s;
auto f = File(deleteme);
f.readf!"%s\n"(s);
writeln(s); // "hello"
f.readf("%s\n", s);
writeln(s); // "world"

bool b1, b2;
f.readf("%s\n%s\n", b1, b2);
assert(b1 == true && b2 == false);

static @safe File tmpfile();

Returns a temporary file by calling tmpfile. Note that the created file has no name.

static @safe File wrapFile(FILE* f);

Unsafe function that wraps an existing FILE*. The resulting File never takes the initiative in closing the file. Note that the created file has no name

pure @safe FILE* getFP();

Returns the FILE* corresponding to this object.

const @property @trusted int fileno();

Returns the file number corresponding to this object.

@property HANDLE windowsHandle();

Returns the underlying operating system HANDLE (Windows only).

auto byLine(Terminator = char, Char = char)(KeepTerminator keepTerminator = No.keepTerminator, Terminator terminator = '\x0a')
if (isScalarType!Terminator);

auto byLine(Terminator, Char = char)(KeepTerminator keepTerminator, Terminator terminator)
if (is(immutable(ElementEncodingType!Terminator) == immutable(Char)));

Returns an input range set up to read from the file handle one line at a time.

The element type for the range will be Char[]. Range primitives may throw StdioException on I/O error.

Note Each front will not persist after popFront is called, so the caller must copy its contents (e.g. by calling to!string) when retention is needed. If the caller needs to retain a copy of every line, use the byLineCopy function instead.

Parameters:

Char	Character type for each line, defaulting to char.
KeepTerminator keepTerminator	Use Yes.keepTerminator to include the terminator at the end of each line.
Terminator terminator	Line separator ('\n' by default). Use std.ascii.newline for portability (unless the file was opened in text mode).

Example

import std.algorithm, std.stdio, std.string;
// Count words in a file using ranges.
void main()
{
    auto file = File("file.txt"); // Open for reading
    const wordCount = file.byLine()            // Read lines
                          .map!split           // Split into words
                          .map!(a => a.length) // Count words per line
                          .sum();              // Total word count
    writeln(wordCount);
}

Example

import std.range, std.stdio;
// Read lines using foreach.
void main()
{
    auto file = File("file.txt"); // Open for reading
    auto range = file.byLine();
    // Print first three lines
    foreach (line; range.take(3))
        writeln(line);
    // Print remaining lines beginning with '#'
    foreach (line; range)
    {
        if (!line.empty && line[0] == '#')
            writeln(line);
    }
}

Notice that neither example accesses the line data returned by front after the corresponding popFront call is made (because the contents may well have changed).

auto byLineCopy(Terminator = char, Char = immutable(char))(KeepTerminator keepTerminator = No.keepTerminator, Terminator terminator = '\x0a')
if (isScalarType!Terminator);

auto byLineCopy(Terminator, Char = immutable(char))(KeepTerminator keepTerminator, Terminator terminator)
if (is(immutable(ElementEncodingType!Terminator) == immutable(Char)));

Returns an input range set up to read from the file handle one line at a time. Each line will be newly allocated. front will cache its value to allow repeated calls without unnecessary allocations.

Note Due to caching byLineCopy can be more memory-efficient than File.byLine.map!idup.

The element type for the range will be Char[]. Range primitives may throw StdioException on I/O error.

Parameters:

Char	Character type for each line, defaulting to immutable char.
KeepTerminator keepTerminator	Use Yes.keepTerminator to include the terminator at the end of each line.
Terminator terminator	Line separator ('\n' by default). Use std.ascii.newline for portability (unless the file was opened in text mode).

Example

import std.algorithm, std.array, std.stdio;
// Print sorted lines of a file.
void main()
{
    auto sortedLines = File("file.txt")   // Open for reading
                       .byLineCopy()      // Read persistent lines
                       .array()           // into an array
                       .sort();           // then sort them
    foreach (line; sortedLines)
        writeln(line);
}

See Also:

std.file.readText

auto byRecord(Fields...)(string format);

Creates an input range set up to parse one line at a time from the file into a tuple.

Range primitives may throw StdioException on I/O error.

Parameters:

string format

tuple record format

Returns:

The input range set up to parse one line at a time into a record tuple.

See Also:

It is similar to byLine and uses format under the hood.

Examples:

static import std.file;
import std.typecons : tuple;

// prepare test file
auto testFile = std.file.deleteme();
scope(failure) printf("Failed test at line %d\n", __LINE__);
std.file.write(testFile, "1 2\n4 1\n5 100");
scope(exit) std.file.remove(testFile);

File f = File(testFile);
scope(exit) f.close();

auto expected = [tuple(1, 2), tuple(4, 1), tuple(5, 100)];
uint i;
foreach (e; f.byRecord!(int, int)("%s %s"))
{
    writeln(e); // expected[i++]
}

auto byChunk(size_t chunkSize);

auto byChunk(ubyte[] buffer);

Returns an input range set up to read from the file handle a chunk at a time.

The element type for the range will be ubyte[]. Range primitives may throw StdioException on I/O error.

Example

void main()
{
    // Read standard input 4KB at a time
    foreach (ubyte[] buffer; stdin.byChunk(4096))
    {
        ... use buffer ...
    }
}

The parameter may be a number (as shown in the example above) dictating the size of each chunk. Alternatively, byChunk accepts a user-provided buffer that it uses directly.

Example

void main()
{
    // Read standard input 4KB at a time
    foreach (ubyte[] buffer; stdin.byChunk(new ubyte[4096]))
    {
        ... use buffer ...
    }
}

In either case, the content of the buffer is reused across calls. That means front will not persist after popFront is called, so if retention is needed, the caller must copy its contents (e.g. by calling buffer.dup).

In the example above, buffer.length is 4096 for all iterations, except for the last one, in which case buffer.length may be less than 4096 (but always greater than zero).

With the mentioned limitations, byChunk works with any algorithm compatible with input ranges.

Example

// Efficient file copy, 1MB at a time.
import std.algorithm, std.stdio;
void main()
{
    stdin.byChunk(1024 * 1024).copy(stdout.lockingTextWriter());
}

std.algorithm.iteration.joiner can be used to join chunks together into a single range lazily.

Example

import std.algorithm, std.stdio;
void main()
{
    //Range of ranges
    static assert(is(typeof(stdin.byChunk(4096).front) == ubyte[]));
    //Range of elements
    static assert(is(typeof(stdin.byChunk(4096).joiner.front) == ubyte));
}

Returns:

A call to byChunk returns a range initialized with the File object and the appropriate buffer.

Throws:

If the user-provided size is zero or the user-provided buffer is empty, throws an Exception. In case of an I/O error throws StdioException.

@safe auto lockingTextWriter();

Output range which locks the file when created, and unlocks the file when it goes out of scope.

Returns:

An output range which accepts string types, ubyte[], individual character types, and individual ubytes.

Note Writing either arrays of chars or ubytes is faster than writing each character individually from a range. For large amounts of data, writing the contents in chunks using an intermediary array can result in a speed increase.

Throws:

std.utf.UTFException if the data given is a char range and it contains malformed UTF data.

See Also:

byChunk for an example.

auto lockingBinaryWriter();

Returns an output range that locks the file and allows fast writing to it.

Example Produce a grayscale image of the Mandelbrot set in binary Netpbm format to standard output.

import std.algorithm, std.complex, std.range, std.stdio;

void main()
{
    enum size = 500;
    writef("P5\n%d %d %d\n", size, size, ubyte.max);

    iota(-1, 3, 2.0/size).map!(y =>
        iota(-1.5, 0.5, 2.0/size).map!(x =>
            cast(ubyte)(1+
                recurrence!((a, n) => x + y * complex(0, 1) + a[n-1]^^2)(complex(0))
                .take(ubyte.max)
                .countUntil!(z => z.re^^2 + z.im^^2 > 4))
        )
    )
    .copy(stdout.lockingBinaryWriter);
}

@property @safe ulong size();

Returns the size of the file in bytes, ulong.max if file is not searchable or throws if the operation fails.

Example

import std.stdio, std.file;

void main()
{
    string deleteme = "delete.me";
    auto file_handle = File(deleteme, "w");
    file_handle.write("abc"); //create temporary file
    scope(exit) deleteme.remove; //remove temporary file at scope exit

    assert(file_handle.size() == 3); //check if file size is 3 bytes
}

enum LockType: int;

Used to specify the lock type for File.lock and File.tryLock.

read

Specifies a read (shared) lock. A read lock denies all processes write access to the specified region of the file, including the process that first locks the region. All processes can read the locked region. Multiple simultaneous read locks are allowed, as long as there are no exclusive locks.

readWrite

Specifies a read/write (exclusive) lock. A read/write lock denies all other processes both read and write access to the locked file region. If a segment has an exclusive lock, it may not have any shared locks or other exclusive locks.

enum auto isFileHandle(T);

Indicates whether T is a file handle, i.e. the type is implicitly convertable to File or a pointer to a core.stdc.stdio.FILE.

Returns:

true if T is a file handle, false otherwise.

Examples:

static assert(isFileHandle!(FILE*));
static assert(isFileHandle!(File));

void write(T...)(T args)
if (!is(T[0] : File));

Writes its arguments in text format to standard output (without a trailing newline).

Parameters:

T args

the items to write to stdout

Throws:

In case of an I/O error, throws an StdioException.

Example Reads stdin and writes it to stdout with an argument counter.

import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    string line;

    for (size_t count = 0; (line = readln) !is null; count++)
    {
         write("Input ", count, ": ", line, "\n");
    }
}

void writeln(T...)(T args);

Equivalent to write(args, '\n'). Calling writeln without arguments is valid and just prints a newline to the standard output.

Parameters:

T args

the items to write to stdout

Throws:

In case of an I/O error, throws an StdioException.

Example Reads stdin and writes it to stdout with an argument counter.

import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    string line;

    for (size_t count = 0; (line = readln) !is null; count++)
    {
         writeln("Input ", count, ": ", line);
    }
}

void writef(alias fmt, A...)(A args)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)));

void writef(Char, A...)(in Char[] fmt, A args);

Writes formatted data to standard output (without a trailing newline).

Parameters:

Char[] fmt	The format string. When passed as a compile-time argument, the string will be statically checked against the argument types passed.
A args	Items to write.

Note In older versions of Phobos, it used to be possible to write:

writef(stderr, "%s", "message");

to print a message to stderr. This syntax is no longer supported, and has been superceded by:

stderr.writef("%s", "message");

void writefln(alias fmt, A...)(A args)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(fmt)));

void writefln(Char, A...)(in Char[] fmt, A args);

Equivalent to writef(fmt, args, '\n').

uint readf(alias format, A...)(auto ref A args)
if (isSomeString!(typeof(format)));

uint readf(A...)(scope const(char)[] format, auto ref A args);

Reads formatted data from stdin using std.format.formattedRead.

Parameters:

const(char)[] format	The format string. When passed as a compile-time argument, the string will be statically checked against the argument types passed.
A args	Items to be read.

Example

// test.d
void main()
{
    import std.stdio;
    foreach (_; 0 .. 3)
    {
        int a;
        readf!" %d"(a);
        writeln(++a);
    }
}

% echo "1 2 3" | rdmd test.d
2
3
4

S readln(S = string)(dchar terminator = '\x0a')
if (isSomeString!S);

Read line from stdin.

This version manages its own read buffer, which means one memory allocation per call. If you are not retaining a reference to the read data, consider the readln(buf) version, which may offer better performance as it can reuse its read buffer.

Returns:

The line that was read, including the line terminator character.

Parameters:

S	Template parameter; the type of the allocated buffer, and the type returned. Defaults to string.
dchar terminator	Line terminator (by default, '\n').

Note String terminators are not supported due to ambiguity with readln(buf) below.

Throws:

StdioException on I/O error, or UnicodeException on Unicode conversion error.

Example Reads stdin and writes it to stdout.

import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    string line;
    while ((line = readln()) !is null)
        write(line);
}

size_t readln(C)(ref C[] buf, dchar terminator = '\x0a')
if (isSomeChar!C && is(Unqual!C == C) && !is(C == enum));

size_t readln(C, R)(ref C[] buf, R terminator)
if (isSomeChar!C && is(Unqual!C == C) && !is(C == enum) && isBidirectionalRange!R && is(typeof(terminator.front == (dchar).init)));

Read line from stdin and write it to buf[], including terminating character.

This can be faster than line = readln() because you can reuse the buffer for each call. Note that reusing the buffer means that you must copy the previous contents if you wish to retain them.

Returns:

size_t 0 for end of file, otherwise number of characters read

Parameters:

C[] buf	Buffer used to store the resulting line data. buf is resized as necessary.
dchar terminator	Line terminator (by default, '\n'). Use std.ascii.newline for portability (unless the file was opened in text mode).

Throws:

StdioException on I/O error, or UnicodeException on Unicode conversion error.

Example Reads stdin and writes it to stdout.

import std.stdio;

void main()
{
    char[] buf;
    while (readln(buf))
        write(buf);
}

nothrow @nogc @trusted FILE* _popen(R1, R2)(R1 name, R2 mode = "r")
if ((isInputRange!R1 && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R1) || isSomeString!R1) && (isInputRange!R2 && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!R2) || isSomeString!R2));

Convenience function that forwards to core.sys.posix.stdio.popen with appropriately-constructed C-style strings.

struct lines;

Iterates through the lines of a file by using foreach.

Example

void main()
{
  foreach (string line; lines(stdin))
  {
    ... use line ...
  }
}

The line terminator ('\n' by default) is part of the string read (it could be missing in the last line of the file). Several types are supported for line, and the behavior of lines changes accordingly:

1. If line has type string, wstring, or dstring, a new string of the respective type is allocated every read.
2. If line has type char[], wchar[], dchar[], the line's content will be reused (overwritten) across reads.
3. If line has type immutable(ubyte)[], the behavior is similar to case (1), except that no UTF checking is attempted upon input.
4. If line has type ubyte[], the behavior is similar to case (2), except that no UTF checking is attempted upon input.

In all cases, a two-symbols versions is also accepted, in which case the first symbol (of integral type, e.g. ulong or uint) tracks the zero-based number of the current line.

Example

  foreach (ulong i, string line; lines(stdin))
  {
    ... use line ...
  }

In case of an I/O error, an StdioException is thrown.

See Also:

byLine

this(File f, dchar terminator = '\x0a');

Constructor.

Parameters:

File f	File to read lines from.
dchar terminator	Line separator ('\n' by default).

auto chunks(File f, size_t size);

Iterates through a file a chunk at a time by using foreach.

Example

void main()
{
    foreach (ubyte[] buffer; chunks(stdin, 4096))
    {
        ... use buffer ...
    }
}

The content of buffer is reused across calls. In the example above, buffer.length is 4096 for all iterations, except for the last one, in which case buffer.length may be less than 4096 (but always greater than zero).

In case of an I/O error, an StdioException is thrown.

void toFile(T)(T data, string fileName)
if (is(typeof(copy(data, stdout.lockingBinaryWriter))));

Writes an array or range to a file. Shorthand for data.copy(File(fileName, "wb").lockingBinaryWriter). Similar to std.file.write, strings are written as-is, rather than encoded according to the File's orientation.

class StdioException: object.Exception;

Thrown if I/O errors happen.

uint errno;

Operating system error code.

@trusted this(string message, uint e = core.stdc.errno.errno);

Initialize with a message and an error code.

static void opCall(string msg);

static void opCall();

Convenience functions that throw an StdioException.

alias stdin = makeGlobal!"core.stdc.stdio.stdin".makeGlobal;

The standard input stream.

Returns:

stdin as a File.

Note The returned File wraps core.stdc.stdio.stdin, and is therefore thread global. Reassigning stdin to a different File must be done in a single-threaded or locked context in order to avoid race conditions.

All reading from stdin automatically locks the file globally, and will cause all other threads calling read to wait until the lock is released.

Examples:

// Read stdin, sort lines, write to stdout
import std.algorithm.mutation : copy;
import std.algorithm.sorting : sort;
import std.array : array;
import std.typecons : Yes;

void main()
{
    stdin                       // read from stdin
    .byLineCopy(Yes.keepTerminator) // copying each line
    .array()                    // convert to array of lines
    .sort()                     // sort the lines
    .copy(                      // copy output of .sort to an OutputRange
        stdout.lockingTextWriter()); // the OutputRange
}

alias stdout = makeGlobal!"core.stdc.stdio.stdout".makeGlobal;

The standard output stream.

Returns:

stdout as a File.

Note The returned File wraps core.stdc.stdio.stdout, and is therefore thread global. Reassigning stdout to a different File must be done in a single-threaded or locked context in order to avoid race conditions.

All writing to stdout automatically locks the file globally, and will cause all other threads calling write to wait until the lock is released.

Examples:

void main()
{
    stdout.writeln("Write a message to stdout.");
}

Examples:

void main()
{
    import std.algorithm.iteration : filter, map, sum;
    import std.format : format;
    import std.range : iota, tee;

    int len;
    const r = 6.iota
              .filter!(a => a % 2) // 1 3 5
              .map!(a => a * 2) // 2 6 10
              .tee!(_ => stdout.writefln("len: %d", len++))
              .sum;

    writeln(r); // 18
}

Examples:

void main()
{
    import std.algorithm.mutation : copy;
    import std.algorithm.iteration : map;
    import std.format : format;
    import std.range : iota;

    10.iota
    .map!(e => "N: %d".format(e))
    .copy(stdout.lockingTextWriter()); // the OutputRange
}

alias stderr = makeGlobal!"core.stdc.stdio.stderr".makeGlobal;

The standard error stream.

Returns:

stderr as a File.

Note The returned File wraps core.stdc.stdio.stderr, and is therefore thread global. Reassigning stderr to a different File must be done in a single-threaded or locked context in order to avoid race conditions.

All writing to stderr automatically locks the file globally, and will cause all other threads calling write to wait until the lock is released.

Examples:

void main()
{
    stderr.writeln("Write a message to stderr.");
}

File openNetwork(string host, ushort port);

Experimental network access via the File interface

Opens a TCP connection to the given host and port, then returns a File struct with read and write access through the same interface as any other file (meaning writef and the byLine ranges work!).

Authors:

Adam D. Ruppe

Bugs:

Only works on Linux