Dinfio Documentation — Function Reference: file::reopen()

Module fileio → Class file → reopen()

Description

Close the current handle and reopen a file

file::reopen(filename, mode)

Parameters

filename (string) — File name to be opened
mode (number) — File mode

Return Value

boolean — Returns true if file can be opened, and returns false if otherwise

Usage Example

import fileio
 
f = file("data.txt", file_write)     ' f is associated to file data.txt
f.reopen("another.txt", file_read)   ' f is now associated to file another.txt
f.close()

Availability

This member function is available on Dinfio version 3.1.06 or later