_fgetc_nolock, _fgetwc_nolock

Reads a character from a stream without locking.

Syntax

int _fgetc_nolock(
   FILE *stream
);
wint_t _fgetwc_nolock(
   FILE *stream
);

Parameters

stream
Pointer to the FILE structure.

Return value

Seefgetc, fgetwc.

Remarks

_fgetc_nolock and _fgetwc_nolock are identical to fgetc and fgetwc, respectively, except that they aren't protected from interference by other threads. They might be faster because they don't incur the overhead of locking out other threads. Use these functions only in thread-safe contexts such as single-threaded applications or where the calling scope already handles thread isolation.

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change this behavior, see Global state in the CRT.

Generic-text routine mappings

Requirements

For more compatibility information, see Compatibility.

Example

// crt_fgetc_nolock.c
// This program uses getc to read the first
// 80 input characters (or until the end of input)
// and place them into a string named buffer.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main( void )
{
   FILE *stream;
   char buffer[81];
   int  i, ch;

   // Open file to read line from:
   if( fopen_s( &stream, "crt_fgetc_nolock.txt", "r" ) != 0 )
      exit( 0 );

   // Read in first 80 characters and place them in "buffer":
   ch = fgetc( stream );
   for( i=0; (i < 80 ) && ( feof( stream ) == 0 ); i++ )
   {
      buffer[i] = (char)ch;
      ch = _fgetc_nolock( stream );
   }

   // Add null to end string
   buffer[i] = '\0';
   printf( "%s\n", buffer );
   fclose( stream );
}

Input: crt_fgetc_nolock.txt

Line one.
Line two.

Output

Line one.
Line two.

See also

Stream I/O
fputc, fputwc
getc, getwc