File descriptors are simply integers, so yeah, C++ does support them (though not nessisarily as a class). To get the FD for a file, you have to open it first (duh).

OK, I am trying to convert a small bit of code from using old-style headers to . I am guessing that ofstream::fd() has been deprecated. In that case, what's the established method to get the ...

Closing File Descriptors In last week’s column, we looked at using file descriptors to read and write files. After associating a file descriptor with a file, you might want to close the file ...