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standardInput

The file handle associated with the standard input file.

Declaration

class var standardInput: FileHandle { get }

Return Value

The shared file handle associated with the standard input file.

Discussion

Conventionally this is a terminal device on which the user enters a stream of data. There’s one standard input file handle per process; it’s a shared instance.

When using this method to create a file handle object, the file handle owns its associated file descriptor and is responsible for closing it.

See Also

Related Documentation

Getting a File Handle