end of file with eof() function

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hi. i am using the eof() function but seems it does'nt work. i write
fstream f("test.txt");
while (!f.eof())
cout << "1";
and in my file i wrote "sara"
but the program doesn't finish and enters in the infinite loop . why?
please help me
thanks

Posted 3-Jun-14 1:55am

sara74

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As explained by CPallini you are not reading the file. Use below sample code for reading

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fstream f( "test.txt", ios::in );
    while( !inf.eof() ) {
        cout << f.get() << "\n";
    }

Posted 3-Jun-14 2:38am

_Asif_

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-03T02:03:00

Solution 1

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but the program doesn't finish and enters in the infinite loop . why?

Because you are not reading from the file.

Posted 3-Jun-14 2:03am

CPallini

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sara74 3-Jun-14 8:20am

oh . you're right. sorry . thanks