In C, you can create, open, read, and write to files by declaring a pointer of type FILE
, and use the fopen()
function:
FILE *fptr
fptr = fopen(
filename,
mode);
FILE
is basically a data type, and we need to create a pointer variable to work with it (fptr
). For now, this line is not important. It's just something you need when working with files.
To actually open a file, use the fopen()
function, which takes two parameters:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
filename | The name of the actual file you want to open (or create), like filename.txt |
mode | A single character, which represents what you want to do with the file (read, write or append): |
To create a file, you can use the w
mode inside the fopen()
function.
The w
mode is used to write to a file. However, if the file does not exist, it will create one for you:
FILE *fptr;
// Create a file
fptr = fopen("filename.txt", "w");
// Close the file
fclose(fptr);
Note: The file is created in the same directory as your other C files, if nothing else is specified.
On our computer, it looks like this:
Tip: If you want to create the file in a specific folder, just provide an absolute path:
fptr = fopen("C:\directoryname\filename.txt", "w");
Did you notice the fclose()
function in our example above?
This will close the file when we are done with it.
It is considered as good practice, because it makes sure that:
In the next chapters, you will learn how to write content to a file and read from it.
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