itpp::bifstream Class Reference
[IT++ File Format]

Binary Infile Class. More...

#include <binfile.h>

List of all members.

Public Types
enum	endian { l_endian, b_endian }
	Definition of the endian data type. More...
Public Member Functions
	bifstream (const std::string &name, endian e=b_endian)
	Class constructor that opens a file and sets the endianity.
	bifstream ()
	Class Constructor.
	~bifstream ()
	Class Destructor.
void	open (const std::string &name, endian e=b_endian)
	Open a file for reading and set the endianity.
int	length ()
	Returns the length in bytes of the file.
bifstream &	operator>> (char &a)
	Reads a signed char variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (unsigned char &a)
	Reads an unsigned char variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (int16_t &a)
	Reads a 16-bit signed integer variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (uint16_t &a)
	Reads a 16-bit unsigned integer variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (int32_t &a)
	Reads a 32-bit signed integer variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (uint32_t &a)
	Reads a 32-bit unsigned integer variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (int64_t &a)
	Reads a 64-bit signed integer variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (uint64_t &a)
	Reads a 64-bit unsigned ingeger variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (float &a)
	Reads a float variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (double &a)
	Reads a double variable from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (char *a)
	Reads a char* string from the binary output file.
bifstream &	operator>> (std::string &a)
	Reads a string variable from the binary output file.
endian	get_endianity () const
	Returns the endianity of the class.
endian	get_native_endianity () const
	Returns the native endianity for this computer architecture.
void	set_endianity (endian e)
	Set the endianity for this class.
void	set_native_endianity ()
	Set the endianity of this class to the native endianity for this computer architecture.
Protected Attributes
bool	switch_endianity
	Indicates if the endianity of the processed data needs to be changed.
endian	native_endianity
	The native endianity for this computer architecture.

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Detailed Description

Binary Infile Class.

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Member Enumeration Documentation

enum itpp::bfstream_base::endian [inherited]

Definition of the endian data type.

The Endianness defines the order in which multibyte numbers are stored in the file. The two orders are called "Little Endian" (l_endian ) and "Big Endian" (b_endian ).

"Little Endian" means that the low-order byte of the number is stored at the lowest address (i.e. the little end comes first). "Big Endian" means that the high-order byte of the number is stored in memory at the lowest address (i.e. the big end comes first)

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

itpp::bifstream::bifstream	(	const std::string &	name,
		endian	e = b_endian
	)

Class constructor that opens a file and sets the endianity.

Parameters:

	name	The name of the file to open
	e	Defines the endianity of the class. Possible values are l_endian for "Little Endian" or b_endian for "Big Endian". The default value is b_endian.

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Member Function Documentation

endian itpp::bfstream_base::get_native_endianity

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const [inline, inherited]

Returns the native endianity for this computer architecture.

Intel processors use "Little Endian" byte ordering while e.g. Motorola processors use "Big Endian" byte ordering.

References itpp::bfstream_base::native_endianity.

Referenced by itpp::it_file_old::write_data_header().

void itpp::bifstream::open	(	const std::string &	name,
		endian	e = b_endian
	)

Open a file for reading and set the endianity.

Parameters:

	name	The name of the file to open
	e	Defines the endianity of the class (default value is b_endian )

References itpp::bfstream_base::native_endianity, and itpp::bfstream_base::switch_endianity.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• binfile.h
• binfile.cpp