_mktemp_s, _wmktemp_s
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Creates a unique file name. These are versions of _mktemp, _wmktemp with security enhancements as described in Security Features in the CRT.
Syntax
errno_t _mktemp_s(
char *template,
size_t sizeInChars
);
errno_t _wmktemp_s(
wchar_t *template,
size_t sizeInChars
);
template <size_t size>
errno_t _mktemp_s(
char (&template)[size]
); // C++ only
template <size_t size>
errno_t _wmktemp_s(
wchar_t (&template)[size]
); // C++ only
Parameters
template
File name pattern.
sizeInChars
Size of the buffer in single-byte characters in _mktemp_s
; wide characters in _wmktemp_s
, including the null terminator.
Return Value
Both of these functions return zero on success; an error code on failure.
Error Conditions
template |
sizeInChars |
return value | new value in template |
---|---|---|---|
NULL |
any | EINVAL |
NULL |
Incorrect format (see Remarks section for correct format) |
any | EINVAL |
empty string |
any | <= number of X's | EINVAL |
empty string |
If any of the above error conditions occurs, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, errno
is set to EINVAL
and the functions returns EINVAL
.
Remarks
The _mktemp_s
function creates a unique file name by modifying the template
argument, so that after the call, the template
pointer points to a string containing the new file name. _mktemp_s
automatically handles multibyte-character string arguments as appropriate, recognizing multibyte-character sequences according to the multibyte code page currently in use by the run-time system. _wmktemp_s
is a wide-character version of _mktemp_s
; the argument of _wmktemp_s
is a wide-character string. _wmktemp_s
and _mktemp_s
behave identically otherwise, except that _wmktemp_s
does not handle multibyte-character strings.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
Tchar.h routine | _UNICODE and _MBCS not defined | _MBCS defined | _UNICODE defined |
---|---|---|---|
_tmktemp_s |
_mktemp_s |
_mktemp_s |
_wmktemp_s |
The template
argument has the form baseXXXXXX
, where base
is the part of the new file name that you supply and each X is a placeholder for a character supplied by _mktemp_s
. Each placeholder character in template
must be an uppercase X. _mktemp_s
preserves base
and replaces the first trailing X with an alphabetic character. _mktemp_s
replaces the following trailing X's with a five-digit value; this value is a unique number identifying the calling process, or in multithreaded programs, the calling thread.
Each successful call to _mktemp_s
modifies template
. In each subsequent call from the same process or thread with the same template
argument, _mktemp_s
checks for file names that match names returned by _mktemp_s
in previous calls. If no file exists for a given name, _mktemp_s
returns that name. If files exist for all previously returned names, _mktemp_s
creates a new name by replacing the alphabetic character it used in the previously returned name with the next available lowercase letter, in order, from 'a' through 'z'. For example, if base
is:
fn
and the five-digit value supplied by _mktemp_s
is 12345, the first name returned is:
fna12345
If this name is used to create file FNA12345 and this file still exists, the next name returned on a call from the same process or thread with the same base
for template
is:
fnb12345
If FNA12345 does not exist, the next name returned is again:
fna12345
_mktemp_s
can create a maximum of 26 unique file names for any given combination of base and template values. Therefore, FNZ12345 is the last unique file name _mktemp_s
can create for the base
and template
values used in this example.
In C++, using these functions is simplified by template overloads; the overloads can infer buffer length automatically (eliminating the need to specify a size argument) and they can automatically replace older, non-secure functions with their newer, secure counterparts. For more information, see Secure Template Overloads.
Requirements
Routine | Required header |
---|---|
_mktemp_s |
<io.h> |
_wmktemp_s |
<io.h> or <wchar.h> |
For more compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
// crt_mktemp_s.cpp
/* The program uses _mktemp to create
* five unique filenames. It opens each filename
* to ensure that the next name is unique.
*/
#include <io.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdio.h>
char *fnTemplate = "fnXXXXXX";
char names[5][9];
int main()
{
int i, err, sizeInChars;
FILE *fp;
for( i = 0; i < 5; i++ )
{
strcpy_s( names[i], sizeof(names[i]), fnTemplate );
/* Get the size of the string and add one for the null terminator.*/
sizeInChars = strnlen(names[i], 9) + 1;
/* Attempt to find a unique filename: */
err = _mktemp_s( names[i], sizeInChars );
if( err != 0 )
printf( "Problem creating the template" );
else
{
if( fopen_s( &fp, names[i], "w" ) == 0 )
printf( "Unique filename is %s\n", names[i] );
else
printf( "Cannot open %s\n", names[i] );
fclose( fp );
}
}
return 0;
}
Sample Output
Unique filename is fna03188
Unique filename is fnb03188
Unique filename is fnc03188
Unique filename is fnd03188
Unique filename is fne03188
.NET Framework Equivalent
Not applicable. To call the standard C function, use PInvoke
. For more information, see Platform Invoke Examples.
See Also
File Handling
fopen, _wfopen
_getmbcp
_getpid
_open, _wopen
_setmbcp
_tempnam, _wtempnam, tmpnam, _wtmpnam
tmpfile_s