C++ Primer Plus, Fifth Edition

Chapter 17. Input, Output, and Files

In this chapter you’ll learn about the following:

• The C++ view of input and output

• The iostream family of classes

• Redirection

• ostream class methods

• Formatting output

• istream class methods

• Stream states

• File I/O

• Using the ifstream class for input from files

• Using the ofstream class for output to files

• Using the fstream class file input and output

• Command-line processing

• Binary files

• Random file access

• Incore formatting

Discussing C++ input and output (I/O) poses a problem. On the one hand, practically every program uses input and output, and learning how to use them is one of the first tasks facing someone learning a computer language. On the other hand, C++ uses many of its ...