How do I read an entire file into a std::string in C++?

Question

How do I read a file into a std::string, i.e., read the whole file at once?

Text or binary mode should be specified by the caller. The solution should b

Answer 1

Use

#include 
#include 
#include 

int main()
{
  std::ifstream input("file.txt");
  std::stringstream sstr;

  while(input >> sstr.rdbuf());

  std::cout << sstr.str() << std::endl;
}

or something very close. I don't have a stdlib reference open to double-check myself.

Yes, I understand I didn't write the slurp function as asked.