I'm perusing Langer/Kreft trying to find a solution to an issue here.
Thus far, it's some heavy reading. In any event, given:

int main()
{
std::ofstream ofs ( "my_file.txt" );
if (!ofs )
return EXIT_FAILURE;

for ( int idx ( 0 ); idx < 10 ; ++idx )
{
ofs << idx
}

ofs.close ();
}

I'd like to turn off 'buffering' . How would i achieve that?

ma740988 wrote:

>
I'm perusing Langer/Kreft trying to find a solution to an issue here.
Thus far, it's some heavy reading. In any event, given:
>
int main()
{
std::ofstream ofs ( "my_file.txt" );
if (!ofs )
return EXIT_FAILURE;
>
for ( int idx ( 0 ); idx < 10 ; ++idx )
{
ofs << idx
}
>
ofs.close ();
}
>
I'd like to turn off 'buffering' . How would i achieve that?

try:

#include <fstream>

int main()
{
std::ofstream ofs ( "my_file.txt" );
if (!ofs )
return EXIT_FAILURE;

ofs.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(0,0);

for ( int idx ( 0 ); idx < 10 ; ++idx )
{
ofs << idx;
}

ofs.close ();

}

From the standard:

basic_streambuf<char_type,traits>* pubsetbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);
Returns: setbuf(s,n)

For file based stream buffers [27.8.1.4/10]

basic_streambuf* setbuf(char_type* s, streamsize n);
Effects: If setbuf(0,0) is called on a stream before any I/O has occured
on that stream, the stream becomes unbuffered. Otherwise the results are
implementation-defined. "Unbuffered" means that pbase() and pptr() always
return null and output to the file should appear as soon as possible.



Best

Kai-Uwe Bux