c++ how to get contents of text file code example

Example 1: c++ file to string

string filetostring(){
	ifstream file("file", ios::binary);
    string fileStr;

    istreambuf_iterator<char> inputIt(file), emptyInputIt;
    back_insert_iterator<string> stringInsert(fileStr);

    copy(inputIt, emptyInputIt, stringInsert);

    return fileStr;
}

Example 2: How to read a file in in C++

// io/read-file-sum.cpp - Read integers from file and print sum.
// Fred Swartz 2003-08-20

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int sum = 0;
    int x;
    ifstream inFile;
    
    inFile.open("test.txt");
    if (!inFile) {
        cout << "Unable to open file";
        exit(1); // terminate with error
    }
    
    while (inFile >> x) {
        sum = sum + x;
    }
    
    inFile.close();
    cout << "Sum = " << sum << endl; 
    return 0;
}