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File handling in C++

Ridhesh Mani Pandey


Divyam Jha
General File I/O Steps
Declare a file name variable
 Associate the file name variable with the
disk file name
 Open the file
 Use the file
 Close the file
Why to use Files
Convenient way to deal large quantities of data.
Store data permanently (until file is deleted).
Avoid typing data into program multiple times.
Share data between programs.
Using Input/Output Files
 stream - a sequence of characters
 interactive (iostream)
 cin - input stream associated with keyboard.
 cout - output stream associated with display.
 file (fstream)
 ifstream - defines new input stream (normally
associated with a file).
 ofstream - defines new output stream (normally
associated with a file).
• Stream of bytes to do input and output to different devices.
• Stream is the basic concepts which can be attached to files, strings, console
and other devices.
• User can also create their own stream to cater specific device or user defined
class.
Dealing with Binary files
Functions for binary file handling
get(): read a byte and point to the next byte to read
put(): write a byte and point to the next location for
write
read(): block reading
write(): block writing

flush():Save data from the buffer to the output file.


File I/O Example: Writing
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main(void)
{
ofstream outFile(“fout.txt");
outFile << "Hello World!";
outFile.close();
return 0;
}
File I/O Example: Reading
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

int main(void)
{
ifstream openFile(“data.txt"); //open a text file data.txt
char ch;
while(!OpenFile.eof())
{
OpenFile.get(ch);
cout << ch;
}
OpenFile.close();

return 0;
}

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