PR_Close
========

Closes a file descriptor.


Syntax
------

.. code::

   #include <prio.h>

   PRStatus PR_Close(PRFileDesc *fd);


Parameters
~~~~~~~~~~

The function has the following parameters:

``fd``
   A pointer to a :ref:`PRFileDesc` object.


Returns
~~~~~~~

One of the following values:

-  If file descriptor is closed successfully, ``PR_SUCCESS``.
-  If the file descriptor is not closed successfully, ``PR_FAILURE``.


Description
-----------

The file descriptor may represent a normal file, a socket, or an end
point of a pipe. On successful return, :ref:`PR_Close` frees the dynamic
memory and other resources identified by the ``fd`` parameter.