Function
open
Opens a file.
open(string, fileName[, openMode]))
open(file, fileName[, openMode])
Include Headers
seqan/file.h
Parameters
string
An external string.
file
A File object.
Types: File
fileName
C-style character string containing the file name.
openMode
The combination of flags defining how the file should be opened.
Default: OPEN_RDWR | OPEN_CREATE | OPEN_APPEND
Remarks: To open a file read-only, write-only or to read and write use OPEN_RDONLY, OPEN_WRONLY, or OPEN_RDWR.
To create or overwrite a file add OPEN_CREATE.
To append a file if existing add OPEN_APPEND.
To circumvent problems, files are always opened in binary mode.
Return Values
A bool which is true on success.
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