Read SPECIFIC line from text file

hi, i have JUST started cpp and im working on something. i want my prog to read a specific line from a text file and then store that to an array. for example:

Code:

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#include <fstream.h>
#include <iostream.h>

int main();
{
char username1[20];
char username2[20];
char username3[20];
char username4[20];
ofstream savefile ("users.txt");
ifstream OpenFile("users.txt");
//this is what i dont know what to do, i want it to read each line
//of users.txt and store each line to its own variable
//i.e store line 1 of users.txt to username1 and so on.

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any help is apprieciated :D

Code:

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OpenFile.getline(username1, 20);
OpenFile.getline(username2, 20);
OpenFile.getline(username3, 20);
OpenFile.getline(username4, 20);

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but the lines it reads arent necesarily going to be 20 chars. i wil be running the variables throu an ifstatement so i dont want blank character in the variable. e.g

text file:
username
username2

variables read:
'username '
etc,

i only want to read the username on line one of the text file and not specify 20 chars because then it reads the next line aswell and therefor the second line is also in the variable

that probably doesnt make alot of sense, if it does then please reply.

Code:

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#include <string>
using std::string;
using std::getline;
...
string username1;
getline(OpenFile, username1);

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>but the lines it reads arent necesarily going to be 20 chars
They all should be less than 20 or the code you showed me is wrong. ;) getline doesn't read exactly the amount you give it, it reads at most that amount - 1 for the null character and stops reading at a newline. Generally, if getline fills the buffer then your code is wrong.

>and not specify 20 chars because then it reads the next line aswell
No, it doesn't. Did you try the code I gave you or just assume that it reads 20 characters? :)

i assumed :D