Thread: iostream manipulators

let's say i have a data file i want to write:

Code:

float gpa=3.45654;
int cost=45430;
string name;
name = "two words"
ofstream out("out.file");
out << gpa << cost << name;
out.close();

/* .... */

ifstream in("out.file");
in >> gpa >> cost >> name;
in.close();

most of you can see the problem here: name has a space in it. what i want to do is seperate each field with a comma (or some other distinct marker). is there a manipulator that can automatically end everything with a character of my choice?

//edit: for instance:
out << gpa << cost << name;
should output
3.45654,45430,two words

and input should act like this:
in >> gpa >> cost >> name;
it should take a float, throw away the comma, get the integer, throw away the comma, then get the whole string, regardless of spaces, but only until it hits a comma (or the end of the string).

theoretically, anyway. i don't know if this is possible even with changing the iostream and/or the string classes