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<pre class="c code c++" style="font-family:monospace;">    <span class="co2">#include &lt;fstream&gt;</span>
    <span class="kw4">void</span> fstream<span class="sy0">::</span><span class="me2">close</span><span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span><span class="sy0">;</span></pre>
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The close() function closes the associated file stream.
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