Checking for an empty file in C++

Question

Is there an easy way to check if a file is empty. Like if you are passing a file to a function and you realize it\'s empty, then you close it right away? Thanks.

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Answer 1

pFile = fopen("file", "r");
fseek (pFile, 0, SEEK_END);
size=ftell (pFile);
if (size) {
  fseek(pFile, 0, SEEK_SET);
  do something...
}

fclose(pFile)