Thread: What is ifstream& for?

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    What is ifstream& for?

    I have a classes project and one function I need inside of the class is called check(ifstream&). I am suppose to read from a text file and then check it against a set of data that is already written in memory. That check(ifstream&) is for the inputting of the data from the text file but I am stump on what to do with the ifstream&. What parameter do I put in that when I call it in main?

    Please give me some insights on this. Thank you.

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    Open a file using ifstream and pass it to the function.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

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    You may gain some benefit from reading through Lesson 10:File Operations to brush up on how files work with C++. Additionally, the & in this case specifies that the object will be passed by reference to the function.
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