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C++ Programming: Files and Streams

Audience

Students with a knowledge of structured programming techniques

Prerequisites

Some experience of C or another structured programming language, basic understanding of C++ objects and classes

Course Aim

To provide the student with the skills required to create C++ programs that use files

Learning Objectives

Understand how streams and files are used in C++. Create C++ programs that transfer data to and from a file. Create C++ programs that can randomly access a file.

Topics Covered

Streams in C++ - Streams and devices - Stream classes and files - Formatting I/O streams File I/O programs - Creating the basic program structure - Transferring data to a file - Hands-on: Writing to a file - Transferring data from a file - Hands-on: Reading from a file Random access files - Creating a random access file - Reading from a random access file - Writing to a random access file