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The document explains the functions seekg() and seekp() for moving the get and put pointers in a file, respectively. It also details the tellg() and tellp() functions for retrieving the current positions of these pointers. Additionally, it provides examples of how to use seekg() to navigate within a file using absolute and relative positions.

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File Pointer

The document explains the functions seekg() and seekp() for moving the get and put pointers in a file, respectively. It also details the tellg() and tellp() functions for retrieving the current positions of these pointers. Additionally, it provides examples of how to use seekg() to navigate within a file using absolute and relative positions.

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• seekg() (Get Pointer):

Used to move the get pointer, which is used for reading, to a new position within a file. It
allows you to specify the new position from a reference point (beginning, current, or end of
the file).

• seekp() (Put Pointer):

Used to move the put pointer, which is used for writing, to a new position within a file. It
works similarly to seekg() in that you can specify the new position from a reference point.

• tellg() (Get Pointer):

Returns the current position of the get pointer in a file. It provides the byte offset from the
beginning of the file where the get pointer is currently located.

• tellp() (Put Pointer):

Returns the current position of the put pointer in a file. It provides the byte offset from the
beginning of the file where the put pointer is currently located.

There are two main ways to use seekg():

• seekg(streampos position):

This sets the get pointer to an absolute position within the file, specified by
the position argument. streampos represents a position within the stream.

• seekg(streamoff offset, ios_base::seekdir dir):

This sets the get pointer to a position relative to a specific point in the file.

• offset is the number of bytes to move the pointer.

• dir specifies the starting point for the offset and can be one of the following:

• ios_base::beg: Beginning of the stream.

• ios_base::cur: Current position of the get pointer.

• ios_base::end: End of the stream.

Example:
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main() {
fstream file("example.txt", ios::in);
if (file.is_open()) {
// Move to the 5th byte from the beginning
file.seekg(5, ios::beg);
char ch;
file.get(ch);
cout << "Character at position 5: " << ch << endl;

// Move 2 bytes forward from the current position


file.seekg(2, ios::cur);
file.get(ch);
cout << "Character after moving 2 bytes forward: " << ch << endl;

// Move 3 bytes back from the end


file.seekg(-3, ios::end);
file.get(ch);
cout << "Character 3 bytes from the end: " << ch << endl;

file.close();
} else {
cout << "Error opening file" << endl;
}
return 0;
}

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