streamIO.h File Reference

#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <string>

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Functions
string	ReadLine (ifstream &stream)
template<class T >
void	ReadBinary (ifstream &stream, T &val)
template<class T >
void	WriteBinary (ofstream &stream, const T &val)

Detailed Description

Functions for input/output operations on file streams.

Function Documentation

template<class T >

void ReadBinary	(	ifstream &	stream,
		T &	val
	)

Reads the next value from a binary file.

Parameters

stream	file stream
val	value in the file

Exceptions

std::runtime_error

problem with the stream

string ReadLine ( ifstream &  stream )

inline

Reads a text line from file, strips any comment, leading and trailing spaces. It is assumed that a comment starts with the hash (#) sign.

Parameters

stream

file stream

Returns

processed line as a string (might be empty!)

Exceptions

std::runtime_error

problem with the stream

template<class T >

void WriteBinary	(	ofstream &	stream,
		const T &	val
	)

Writes given value to a binary file.

Parameters

stream	file stream
val	value to be written