Loading entire contents of text file into string

[Ch1156]

I am trying to load the entire contents of a file into a string, and for some reason I cannot get it to work. I have done this many times before but I cant seem to keep the way to do it in my head and I always forget how to do it, i looked it up and people say that: std::string str((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(ifs)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>()); works but it isnt doing anythign for me, why is that?

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>

std::string Load();

int main()
{
    std::string stringToSearch;

    std::cout << Load();

    return 0;
}

std::string Load()
{
    std::ifstream loadText("File.txt");

    std::string str((std::istreambuf_iterator<char>(loadText)), std::istreambuf_iterator<char>());

    return str;

}

Its supposed to load this text:

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[Repeater]

That code is fine. If I had to guess, File.txt isn't in the working directory of the executable.

[Ch1156]

Ah, I didnt have the file in the right directory, however it still isnt displaying the text.

[Repeater]

That code is fine. If I had to guess, you still don't have the file in the right directory.

[Ch1156]

ah, for some reason the file is supposed to read "File.txt, and the file is named "File.txt" but it worked when I just named it "File", not sure why that is, strange.

[Repeater]

You're using Windows, and you've set your file explorer to not show you file extensions. The file is named File.txt, but it shows you File.

When you thought you had named it File.txt , it was actually named File.txt.txt

If you're going to be a programmer, change your settings so that file extensions are not hidden from you.

[Handy Andy]

Hello Ch1156,

As Repeater has pointed out the file needs to be in the correct directory. Also the file name in the program has to match the file name stored on the hard drive. If that file name ends with ".txt.txt" so must what you use in the program.

When opening an input file you should follow with:

if (!inFile)
{
	std::cout << "\n File " << "iFileName" << " did not open" << std::endl;
	std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(3));  // <--- Needs header files chrono" and "thread".
	exit(1);
}

To make sure the file stream is open and usable.

hope that helps,

Andy