std::tmpnam

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Defined in header <cstdio>
char *tmpnam( char *filename );

Creates an unique filename and stores it in character string pointed to by filename. The function is capable of generating up to TMP_MAX of unique filenames, but some or all of them may be in use in the filesystem and thus not suitable return values.

Contents 1 Parameters 2 Return value 3 Example 4 See also

[edit] Parameters

filename

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pointer to the character string to be used as a result buffer. If NULL is passed, a pointer to an internal static buffer is returned.

[edit] Return value

filename if filename was not NULL. Otherwise a pointer to an internal static buffer is returned. If no suitable filename can be generated, NULL is returned.

[edit] Example

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[edit] See also

tmpfile	returns a pointer to a temporary file (function)