Re: [Boost-users] boost::shared_ptr<std::ofstream> don't write to file

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-21 09:34:47

AMDG

Meir Yanovich wrote:
> typedef boost::shared_ptr<std::ofstream> OFStreamPtrType;
>
> class Foo {
>  static OFStreamPtrType iStream;
> }
>
> then in the cpp file :
>
> OFStreamPtrType Utilities::iStream(new ofstream("mylog.txt",ios::app));
> Foo::printLog(string s){
>     if (Foo::iStream->is_open())
>     {
>         Foo::iStream << c <<".\n";	
>     }
> }
>
> no its opening the file mylog.txt but it is not writing any thing to it
> why ?

It might help to dereference the pointer.

*Foo::iStream << c <<".\n";

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe