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The document provides an overview of file handling in programming, detailing how to open, read, write, and close files using the fstream library. It explains the use of different classes such as ofstream and ifstream for file operations, along with mode flags that dictate file behavior. Code examples illustrate the process of creating, writing to, and reading from files in a structured manner.

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File Handlingpptx - 250526 - 043141

The document provides an overview of file handling in programming, detailing how to open, read, write, and close files using the fstream library. It explains the use of different classes such as ofstream and ifstream for file operations, along with mode flags that dictate file behavior. Code examples illustrate the process of creating, writing to, and reading from files in a structured manner.

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File Handling

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• Stream- abtraction of a device where input /output operations are
performed
Opening a file
• Create a new file
• before reading or writing on file
Closing a File
Void close();
Myfile.close();
Files
• fstream allows us to work with files
• To use the fstream library, include both the standard <iostream> and
<fstream> header
• #include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
Class Description
ofstream Creates and writes to files
ifstream Reads from files
fstream A combination of ofstream and ifstream: creates, reads,
and writes to files
Create and Write To a File
• Use either ofstream or fstream
• #include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
// Create and open a text file
ofstream MyFile("filename.txt");
// Write to the file
MyFile << "Files can be tricky, but it is fun enough!";
// Close the file
MyFile.close();
}
Read a File
• Use ifstream or fstream class
• Also use while loop together with the getline() function which belong to the ifstream class
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main () {
ofstream MyWriteFile("filename.txt"); // Create a text file
MyWriteFile << "Files can be tricky, but it is fun enough!"; // Write to the file
MyWriteFile.close(); // Close the file
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// Create a text string, which is used to output the text file


string myText;
// Read from the text file
ifstream MyReadFile("filename.txt");

// Use a while loop together with the getline() function to read the file line by line
while (getline (MyReadFile, myText)) {
// Output the text from the file
cout << myText;
}
// Close the file
MyReadFile.close();
}
Mode Flags

Mode Meaning
ios_base::app append output
ios_base::ate Open file for output and move the read/write control to the end of the line

ios_base::in open the file for reading


ios_base::out open the file for writing
ios_base::trunc overwrite the existing file
OPEN FILE
• Ofstream outfile;
Outfile.open(“hello.txt”,ios::out|ios::trunc);

Fstream afile;
Afile.open(“hello.txt”, ios::out|ios::in);
CLOSE FILE
void close;
Or
myfile.close();
READ FILE
string myText;

ifstream MyReadFile("filename.txt");

if(MyReadFile.is_open()){

while (getline (MyReadFile, myText)) {

cout << myText<<'\n';


}
MyReadFile.close();
}else cout <<"Unable to read file";
WRITE FILE
• Use ofstream or fstream instead of cout

fstream hello;
hello.open("hello", ios::out);
if(!hello){
cout<<"file not created";
}else{
cout<<"file created successfully";
hello.close();
}
Return 0;}
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Ofstream myfile(“hello.txt”,);
Cout<<“hellow world”<<endl;
Cout<<“how is the world”;

String name;
String surname;
Int age;

While(cin>>name>>surname>>age){
Myfile<<name<<‘ ’<<surname<<‘ ‘<<age<<endl;}

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