Thread: Reading numbers from a file

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    Reading numbers from a file

    I know this is a stupid question, but how can I read numbers from a file and store them in an int, double, or float variable? I am quite familar with how characters can be read and stored in a string, but how can this be done with numbers?

    Thanks! ^_^

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    declare an fstream in ios::in mode or an ifstream, and associate either one with the desired file. Then just use the >> operator as you would with cin.


    fstream fin("myFile.txt", ios::in);
    fin >> num;

    ifstream fin("myFile.txt");
    fin >> num;

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    Thank you so much! ^_^

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