c++ - fstream and ofstream

Question

What is the difference between:

fstream texfile;
textfile.open(\"Test.txt\");

and

ofstream textfile;
textfile.open(\"Test.t         


        

Answer 1

ofstream only has methods for outputting, so for instance if you tried textfile >> whatever it would not compile. fstream can be used for input and output, although what will work depends on the flags you pass to the constructor / open.

std::string s;
std::ofstream ostream("file");
std::fstream stream("file", stream.out);

ostream >> s; // compiler error
stream >> s; // no compiler error, but operation will fail.

The comments have some more great points.