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TerraLib - a library for developing GIS applications.
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/*! \file TeStdFile.h
    \brief This file contains a class for handling "stdio" files
*/
#ifndef  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_STDFILE_H
#define  __TERRALIB_INTERNAL_STDFILE_H

#include "TeDefines.h"
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

//! A class for handling "stdio" files
/*  Provide support for using a file as a class, and 
    throws exceptions if things go wrong
	\sa TeException TeAsciiFile
*/
class TL_DLL TeStdFile {
public:

//! Simple constructor taking the file name and the mode of oppening
		TeStdFile(const string& name, const char* mode = "r");
	
	virtual ~TeStdFile(); 

//! Return true if the file pointer is not at the end of file
	bool isNotAtEOF()
	{ 
		if ( feof ( file_ ) != 0  )
			return false;
		return true;
	}

// name
	string name ()
	{ return fileName_; }

// -- operator ()	
	operator FILE*() { return file_; }

// -- returns the file pointer
	FILE* FilePtr() { return file_; }

	void rewind();

protected:
	
// -- File pointer

	FILE *file_;
	string fileName_;
	string mode_;

private:
	
// No copy allowed
	TeStdFile(const TeStdFile&);
	TeStdFile& operator=(const TeStdFile&);

};

#endif

