How do I read an entire file into a std::string in C++?

Question

How do I read a file into a std::string, i.e., read the whole file at once?

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Answer 1

You can use the 'std::getline' function, and specify 'eof' as the delimiter. The resulting code is a little bit obscure though:

std::string data;
std::ifstream in( "test.txt" );
std::getline( in, data, std::string::traits_type::to_char_type( 
                  std::string::traits_type::eof() ) );