_get_osfhandle

Retrieves the operating-system file handle that is associated with the specified file descriptor.

intptr_t _get_osfhandle( 
   int fd 
);

Parameters

• fd
  An existing file descriptor.

Return Value

An operating-system file handle if fd is valid. Otherwise, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, this function returns INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE (–1) and sets errno to EBADF, indicating an invalid file handle.

Remarks

To close a file opened with _get_osfhandle, call _close. The underlying handle is also closed by a call to _close, so it is not necessary to call the Win32 function CloseHandle on the original handle.

Requirements

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

.NET Framework Equivalent

Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.

See Also

Reference

File Handling

_close

_creat, _wcreat

_dup, _dup2

_open, _wopen

Change History