How do I force eof on stdin?

Question

For a C++ application, how can I programmatically force an end of file (EOF) on stdin?

Answer 1

If you're at a terminal in a Unix-like system, hit Ctrl-D. In Windows, Ctrl-Z.

Edit: Having seen the desire to do this "programmatically," I suggest trying fclose(stdin). If somehow that's not good enough, a crazier idea might be to use std::cin.rdbuf() to set the stream to refer to something other than the true stdin, and then do what you want to that stream. But this starts to smell bad, like you are fighting against the computer, so I'd like to know more about what the real goal is.