I have a school project in which need to create a function that takes a File Object as a Reference Parameter. Supposedly, it should allow me to read the first piece of data from others separated by a space from a file. The later be able to continue reading from the next piece of data.
I know how to set things up to read from the data file, such as using
Code:
#include <iostream>
, and
Code:
ifstream inputFileName;
inputFile.open ("nameOfFile");
I also understand how to pass a variable by reference to a function. But I simply cannot put the two items together!
I tried using
Code:
void getFileInput (ifstream &); //parameter
getFileInput ("nameOfFile") // call
void getFileInput (ifstream &dataFileName)
In the function I used
Code:
ifstream inputFile;
inputFile.open (dataFileName);
I'm just not getting an understanding of this concept! If you could help understand I would be quite appreciative!!