sharadpro

Do the get and put file pointers shift simulataneously ??
For eg if I shift the position of the get pointer , does the put pointer shift simultaneously n vice versa???
Pls tell if the cases for the above query are different for the objects of fstream , ifstream and ofstream class

DaWei

If I understand the question, the answer is 'no'.

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sharadpro

I m asking that say if I vary the get pointer for a file using seekg() , does the put pointer also shift along with it and go to the byte position<where the get pointer now is>?

DaWei

No. Incidentally, if you're using Windows, I recommend binary mode (Windows' default is text). Text mode does several things, one of which is to make the accurate use of seeks and tells problematic. Binary mode works just fine; it's all *nix has.

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