---
name: "ACE_FILE_Addr"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libace-doc"
version: "5.0.7-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ACE_FILE_Addr"
---

# ACE\_FILE\_Addr(3)

Defines the FILE address family address format.

## NAME

ACE\_FILE\_Addr -  Defines the FILE address family address format.

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <ace/FILE_Addr.h>
class ACE_FILE_Addr : public ACE_Addr
{
  public:
    ACE_FILE_Addr (void);
    ACE_FILE_Addr (const ACE_FILE_Addr &sa);
    int set (const ACE_FILE_Addr &sa);
    ACE_FILE_Addr (LPCTSTR filename);
    int set (LPCTSTR filename);
    ACE_FILE_Addr &operator= (const ACE_FILE_Addr &);
    virtual void *get_addr (void) const;
    virtual int addr_to_string (wchar_t *addr, size_t) const;
    virtual int addr_to_string (char *addr, size_t) const;
    int operator == (const ACE_FILE_Addr &SAP) const;
    int operator != (const ACE_FILE_Addr &SAP) const;
    LPCTSTR get_path_name (void) const;
    void dump (void) const;
    ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
  private:
    TCHAR filename_[MAXNAMLEN + 1];
};
```

## Initialization methods.

```
ACE_FILE_Addr (void);
```

Default constructor.

```
ACE_FILE_Addr (const ACE_FILE_Addr &sa);
```

Copy constructor.

```
int set (const ACE_FILE_Addr &sa);
```

Acts like a copy constructor.  If sa == ACE\_Addr::sap\_any then create a temporary filename using ACE\_OS::mktemp.

```
ACE_FILE_Addr (LPCTSTR filename);
```

Create a ACE\_FILE\_Addr from a pathname.

```
int set (LPCTSTR filename);
```

Create a ACE\_FILE\_Addr from a pathname.

```
ACE_FILE_Addr &operator= (const ACE_FILE_Addr &);
```

Assignment operator.

```
virtual void *get_addr (void) const;
```

Return a pointer to the address.

```
virtual int addr_to_string (wchar_t *addr, size_t) const;
```

Transform the current address into string format.

```
virtual int addr_to_string (char *addr, size_t) const;
```

Transform the current address into string format.

```
int operator == (const ACE_FILE_Addr &SAP) const;
```

Compare two addresses for equality.

```
int operator != (const ACE_FILE_Addr &SAP) const;
```

Compare two addresses for inequality.

```
LPCTSTR get_path_name (void) const;
```

Return the path name used for the rendezvous point.

```
void dump (void) const;
```

Dump the state of an object.

```
ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE;
```

Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.

## AUTHOR

Douglas C. Schmidt schmidt@cs.wustl.edu

## LIBRARY

ace