c++ file descriptor (sockets) isopen()?

In C++, is there a way to check if a file开发者_StackOverflow社区 descriptor is still open, long after it was initially opened?

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You can use fcntl with the F_GETFL to get if the fd is valid or not.

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fstat is the most portable way I can think of.

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