Going to a specific line through ifstream

[Pratik K]

I want to access specific lines in a "*.txt" file.
I've heard of seekp() and what not, but don't know how to call them as such.
If someone could help me out, that'll be great.

[Disch]

Seek functions jump to a specific offset. This does not work for lines because each line can be of a different length, so there's no way of knowing at which offset a specific line starts.

The easiest way to seek to a specific line is to simply call getline() repeatedly to count the lines.

[Pratik K]

But get line isn't working in turbo, and sadly that's what I've programmed my entire project in.

[MiiNiPaa]

Switch compilers. Turbo C++ is (a) terribly outdated, (b) full of bugs and (c) is not strictly C++.

[Pratik K]

Yeah, any recommendations? I hear Dev is a good alternative?

[MiiNiPaa]

Only if you use Orwell Dev C++. Other good suggestions are Code::Blocks and (Windows only) Visual Studio — Express version is free.

[Pratik K]

Okay, I have code blocks already so I guess I'll go with that :D Thanks!