Read person object from disk : class save load « File Stream « C++ Tutorial

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2. File Stream
3. class save load

#include <fstream>                
#include <iostream>  
using namespace std;  

class person{  
   protected:  
      char name[80];              
      short age;                  
   public:  
      void showData(){  
         cout << "Name: " << name << endl;  
         cout << "Age: " << age << endl;  
      }  
};  

int main(){  
   person pers;                   
   ifstream infile("PERSON.DAT", ios::binary); 
                                  
   infile.read( reinterpret_cast<char*>(&pers), sizeof(pers) );  
   pers.showData();               
   return 0;  
}