Counting Char from InFile

[jonrogers44]

I must count Characters from a text file I read in. Store them in a Char Array, and then print how many characters were actually in the text file. Here is what I have so far. (I cant even get it to compile)

  #include<iostream>
#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

int getFileLength(ifstream inFile);


int main(){

 ifstream inFile;
 int length = 0;

 length = getFileLength( inFile );
 cout << length;


 return 0;
}


int getFileLength(ifstream inFile){

 int length = 0;
 char arr[600];


 inFile.open("test.html");

  inFile >> arr;
    if(inFile)
     ++length;
  

 return length;
}

[TarikNeaj]

#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

int getFileLength(ifstream& inFile);


int main(){

	ifstream inFile;
	int length = 0;

	length = getFileLength(inFile);
	cout << length;

	return 0;
}


int getFileLength(ifstream& inFile){

	int length = 0;
	char arr[600];

	inFile.open("test.html");

	if (inFile.is_open())
	{
		while (inFile >> arr)
		{
			length++;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Failed to open file" << endl;
	}
	return length;
}

[jonrogers44]

Dang, I was so close! Hmm, It is counting words , but I need characters...the battle continues, BUT THANK YOU.

[TarikNeaj]

If you want to count characters and not words, then there is no point of having a char array, a simple char would do the trick -

#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>

using namespace std;

int getFileLength(ifstream& inFile);


int main(){

	ifstream inFile;
	int length = 0;

	length = getFileLength(inFile);
	cout << length;
	system("pause");
	return 0;
}


int getFileLength(ifstream& inFile){

	int length = 0;
	char arr; // a char, not char array

	inFile.open("test.html");

	if (inFile.is_open())
	{
		while (inFile >> arr)
		{
			length++;
		}
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Failed to open file" << endl;
	}
	return length;
}

[jonrogers44]

I see ... and appreciated. Now on to the next fcn!