Closes a file descriptor.
Syntax
#include <prio.h> PRStatus PR_Close(PRFileDesc *fd);
Parameters
The function has the following parameters:
fd
- A pointer to a
PRFileDesc
object.
Returns
One of the following values:
- If file descriptor is closed successfully,
PR_SUCCESS
. - If the file descriptor is not closed successfully,
PR_FAILURE
.
Description
The file descriptor may represent a normal file, a socket, or an end point of a pipe. On successful return, PR_Close
frees the dynamic memory and other resources identified by the fd
parameter.
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