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Use get() and getline() to read characters.
  
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  char ch;
  char str[256];

  ofstream fout("test.dat");
  if(!fout) {
    cout << "Cannot open file for output.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  fout << "This is a line of text.\n";
  fout << "This is another line of text.\n";
  fout << "This is the last line of text.\n";

  fout.close();
  if(!fout.good()) {
    cout << "An error occurred when writing to the file.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  ifstream fin("test.dat", ios::in);
  if(!fin) {
    cout << "Cannot open file for input.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  cout << "Use get():\n";

  cout << "Here are the first three characters: ";
  for(int i=0; i < 3; ++i) {
    fin.get(ch);
    cout << ch;
  }
  cout << endl;

  fin.get(str, 255);
  cout << "Here is the rest of the first line: ";
  cout << str << endl;

  fin.get(ch);

  cout << "\nNow use getline():\n";

  fin.getline(str, 255);
  cout << str << endl;
  fin.getline(str, 255);
  cout << str;

  fin.close();
  if(!fin.good()) {
    cout << "Error occurred while reading or closing the file.\n";
    return 1;
  }

  return 0;
}
  
    
  
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