---
name: "SLOG_CloseOutputStream"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "mpi-doc"
version: "1.2.5.3-5"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SLOG_CloseOutputStream"
---

# SLOG\_CloseOutputStream(3)

Close the specified SLOG\_STREAM. It frees all the internally allocated memory used in SLOG\_STREAM

## NAME

SLOG\_CloseOutputStream -  Close the specified SLOG\_STREAM. It frees  all the internally allocated memory used  in SLOG\_STREAM

## SYNOPSIS

```
int SLOG_CloseOutputStream( SLOG_STREAM *slog )
```

## MODIFIED INPUT VARIABLES

- **slog**

  \- pointer to the SLOG\_STREAM to be closed.

## MODIFIES OUTPUT VARIABLES

- **returned value**

  \- integer status code

## INCLUDE FILE NEEDED

slog.h

## NOTES ON SLOG RETURN STATUS CODE

There are 5 allowed SLOG returned status codes.  They include SLOG\_SUCCESS, SLOG\_FAIL and SLOG\_EOF.  Their actual values are defined in slog.h

SLOG\_SUCCESS is returned when no error is encountered.

SLOG\_FAIL is returned when error is encounted.

SLOG\_EOF is returned when End of file is encounted.

There are also SLOG\_TRUE and SLOG\_FALSE which are sued as boolean values, in particular they are used in boolean functions which are usually named as IsXXXXX(), AreXXXXX() and HasXXXXX().\

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