C++ File Output for object arrays - c++

Question

Does anyone know how to fout an array like the below to a .dat file?
Let me know if this is not enough information.
My console output shows 4 rows of integers with 6 columns and I want to print that to my file. I can print everything else, but can not figure this one out..
for(i=0; i < 4; i++)
{
cout << " " << i+1;
P[i].TeamOutput();
}
void TeamOutput()
{
cout << teamwork << speed << power << defence << injury << endl;
}

Answer 1

You almost had it. You need a specific type of ostream to output. cout is an ostream, but a special one that outputs to the system's console. You need an ostream that outputs to a file. This kind of ostream is called an ofstream and is in the header file <fstream>. Here's how you can use it with an array.
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std; // It's generally bad to do this
int main()
{
// Size of array
const int SIZE = 10;
// Make the array
int some_array[10];
// Fill the array with values
for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
{
some_array[i] = i + 1;
}
// THIS is where the magic happens; make the file stream to output to
ofstream file("file.dat"); // "file.dat" can be replaced by whatever filename
// Make sure the file opened okay. Otherwise, there's an error
if (file.is_open())
{ // The file opened just file, so do whatever you need to
// Save all the info from the array to "file.dat"
for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
{
file << some_array[i] << endl;
}
// Make sure to close the 'ofstream' when you're done
file.close();
}
else
{ // The file did NOT open okay; there's an error
cout << "Error opening file.dat!" << endl;
}
}