Thread: text file destination from an array

hi,

i was wondering does anyone know how i would reference an array of file names so that i can reuse a method i have written with several files, for example:

Code:

for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
string files[] = {"file1.txt", "file2.txt", "file3.txt", "file4.txt"};
    ifstream inputFile;
	inputFile.open(files[i]);


continue code.....
}end

Read about open? open - C++ Reference

void open ( const char * filename,
ios_base::openmode mode = ios_base::in | ios_base::out );

Open file
Opens a file whose name is s, associating its content with the stream object to perform input/output operations on it. The operations allowed and some operating details depend on parameter mode.

It doesn't matter where the const char * argument comes from.

i did read about it, theres not very much reading to do, i just dont understand it. so i cannot use an array of strings?

You can use std::strings, but you have to do something like

file.open ( str.c_string() );

c_string being a std::string method you should read about.