c++ get contents of file code example

Example 1: c++ get files in directory

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <filesystem>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main() {
    std::string path = "/path/to/directory";
    for (const auto & entry : fs::directory_iterator(path))
        std::cout << entry.path() << std::endl;
}

Example 2: get files in directory c++

#include <dirent.h>

std::vector<std::string> GetRecords()
{
    std::vector<std::string> files;
    struct dirent *entry;
	DIR *dir = opendir(record_dir_path.c_str());

	if (dir == NULL) 
	{
	  return files;
	}
	while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) 
	{
		files.push_back(entry->d_name);
	}
	closedir(dir);
	
	return files;
}