Re: reading a file into std::string
On 8/8/2011 10:13 PM, arnuld wrote:
On Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:23:49 -0700, red floyd wrote:
Avoid the copy.
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
#include<string>
#include<iterator>
int main()
{
// note: extra parens on the constructor args to
// avoid potential "Most Vexing Parse" issues
std::string my_contents(
std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(
(std::ifstream("reference.cpp").rdbuf())),
(std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()));
}
Can you please tell me in brief how it works. 2nd, you said "Avoid the
copy", so your program does not copy ?
The example I was referring to had constructed an empty string, and then
copied the file into it.
My example creates the string with the contents of the file, by using
a constructor that takes two iterators.
In actual practice, there won't be much difference, but one-upmanship
sometimes comes into play on this newsgroup! <grin>
All I can see is its a template. What about error checking whether file
was opened successfully or not, we are nto even closing the file after we
finish ? I have Stroustrup 3/e in my hands, checking out what rdbuf()
does from section 21.6.3, page 644.
It is "template" code. Error checking, etc... is left as an exercise
for the reader.
rdbuf() returns the streambuf underlying the fstream.
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