Method: IO#autoclose=

Defined in:
io.c

#autoclose=(bool) ⇒ Boolean

Sets auto-close flag.

f = File.open(File::NULL)
IO.for_fd(f.fileno).close
f.gets # raises Errno::EBADF

f = File.open(File::NULL)
g = IO.for_fd(f.fileno)
g.autoclose = false
g.close
f.gets # won't cause Errno::EBADF

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'io.c', line 9738

static VALUE
rb_io_set_autoclose(VALUE io, VALUE autoclose)
{
    rb_io_t *fptr;
    GetOpenFile(io, fptr);
    if (!RTEST(autoclose))
        fptr->mode |= FMODE_EXTERNAL;
    else
        fptr->mode &= ~FMODE_EXTERNAL;
    return autoclose;
}