Unsigned char IO

[PWWWWR]

        ifstream in;
	in.open(filename, ios::binary);

        unsigned char c;
        in.get(c);

The basic file input as listed in the tutorial will not accept unsigned chars, only chars or char*.

Help?

[Zaita]

in.get(&c); ?

[PWWWWR]

Sadly, &c doesn't work, should i make c an unsigned char * ?

[Duthomhas]

That is a peculiarity of C and C++: char is distinct from both unsigned char and signed char. Just cheat with a little typecast.

unsigned char c;
in.get( (char)c );

That will still work properly.