Thread: Question about binary file streaming

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    Question about binary file streaming

    outfile.open(“data.txt”, ios::binary)
    outfile.write(reinterpret_cast <char*> (&Object_name), sizeof (Object_type) );

    I know you can use this command. I need to save a couple of classes to a binary how would i do this. Fir example it is a team roster and i need to save each player in binary and the player information. How would i got upon doing that. Plz just explain don't right the program out. Thanks

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    Use what command? The write member function for the ofstream class? Yes you can.

    You've got what you need basically although you need an extra piece in the open call.
    Code:
    outfile.open(“data.txt”, ios::binary | ios::out)
    outfile.write(reinterpret_cast <char*> (&Object_name), sizeof (Object_type) );
    That should work (to save a single object to a file) provided the object in question does not have any pointers to dynamically allocated objects of its own (arrays) or STL containers of any kind, i.e. string's, vector's, etc... or is a composite object that may contain sub-objects that do have such elements in them. If it does, then you will need to take special considerations when writing the object such that you can properly read the object back from the file when the time comes. The logical "size" of such objects will not be simply sizeof(Object_type) but something more complex and varied. (It would help to see what your "object" looks like.)

    If you need to save more than one object, then presumably you would have a container (array) of such objects. You would need to open your file as you do above and then loop/iterate through the container and perform the write call for each element in said container.
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