How can I know the postion of reading in fstream

Please , If I have a read_file object of fstream, and I want to read the postion that I am standing on without reading it . do I ise peek() ? I tried to use it , the first read returned 91 and the next returned 81 .

Code:

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

int main(){
  int x=0;
  ifstream bin_file("c:\\compiler_test\\bin.txt");
  x = bin_file.peek();
  cout << "the first read = " << x << endl;
  bin_file.get();
  x = bin_file.peek();
  cout << "the second read = " << x;

  return 0;

}

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thank you.

"read the position without reading it"? You mean changing.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...17(VS.80).aspx
peek reads a character without advancing the read position. But the bin_file.get() that you have between the two peeks does.

yes, exactly !

but how can I advance the postion ?

Well, get(), getline(), read(), they all advance the position. ignore() does it without returning the data. seek() (or seekg() and seekp(), to move read and write position separately for those streams that support it) can be used too; it's especially good for large jumps.

good , but if I want to return the read postion back one char ?

tell() to save the current position, seek() to restore it. Don't you have a reference to look this stuff up?