◄fstream► ◄Up► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ──The Microsoft iostream Classes──────────────────────────────────────────── int setmode( int nMode = filebuf::text ); Parameter Description <nMode> An integer that must be one of the static filebuf constants, as follows: Value Meaning filebuf::text Text mode (newline characters translated to and from carriage return-linefeed pairs). filebuf::binary Binary mode (no translation). Remarks This function sets the binary/text mode of the stream's filebuf object. It may be called only after the file is opened. Return Value The previous mode; -1 if the parameter is invalid, the file is not open, or the mode cannnot be changed. See Also ◄ios binary manipulator►, ◄ios text manipulator► -♦-