How to read/write doubles in a binary file? - c++

Question

I am creating a program that will write and read the content of a binary file. The part I am struggling with is reading/writing pointsEarned and studentGPA as a double. It prints out 6.36599e-314 instead of the number I provided. I looked around the web for a solution but couldn't find one, so here I am.
class student {
int studentID;
char name[30];
char lastName[30];
double pointsEarned;
double studentGPA;
public:
void getData() {
cout << "\nEnter the Student ID: ";
cin >> studentID;
cout << "\n\nEnter the first name of the student: ";
cin >> name;
cout << "\n\nEnter the last name of the student: ";
cin >> lastName;
cout << "\n\nEnter the amount of points earned by the student: ";
cin >> pointsEarned;
cout << "\n\nEnter the Student GPA: ";
cin >> studentGPA;
}
void showData() {
cout << "\nStudent ID: " << studentID;
cout << "\nStudent Name: " << name << " " << lastName;
cout << "\nPoints: " << pointsEarned;
cout << "\nGPA: " << studentGPA << "\n";
}
int studentNumber() {
return studentID;
}
};
//input student info into the dat file
void write() {
student object;
student val;
ofstream file2;
file2.open("student.dat", ios::binary | ios::app);
object.getData();
file2.write((char *)&object, sizeof(object));
file2.close();
}
void display() {
student object;
ifstream file1;
file1.open("student.dat", ios::binary);
if (!file1) {
cout << "File not Found!\n";
}
else {
//read data
while (file1.read((char *)&object, sizeof(object))) {
object.showData();
}
}
file1.close();
}
//display student information through their studentID
void search(int n) {
student object;
ifstream file1;
file1.open("student.dat", ios::binary);
if (!file1) {
cout << "File not Found!\n";
}
else {
while (file1.read((char *)&object, sizeof(object))) {
if (object.studentNumber() == n)
object.showData();
//validation
if (object.studentNumber() != n) {
cout << "StudentID doesn't exist\n";
break;
}
}
}
file1.close();
}
//delete student
void deleteRecord(int n) {
student object;
//open both files
ifstream file1;
file1.open("student.dat", ios::binary);
ofstream file2;
file2.open("Temp.dat", ios::out|ios::binary);
//write contents of f1 to f2
while (file1.read((char*)&object, sizeof(object))) {
if (object.studentNumber() != n)
file2.write((char*)&object, sizeof(object));
}
file1.close();
file2.close();
//delete original file and rename the new one
remove("student.dat");
rename("Temp.dat", "student.dat");
}
void editRecord(int n) {
fstream fp;
student object;
int found = 0;
fp.open("student.dat", ios::in | ios::out);
while (fp.read((char *)&object, sizeof(object)) && found == 0) {
if (object.studentNumber() == n) {
object.showData();
cout << "\nEnter The New Details of student";
object.getData();
int pos = -1 * sizeof(object);
fp.seekp(pos, ios::cur);
fp.write((char*)&object, sizeof(object));
found = 1;
}
//validation
if (object.studentNumber() != n) {
cout << "StudentID doesn't exist\n";
break;
}
}
fp.close();
}
int main() {
int n;
int studentIDNumber;
cout << " Press 1 if you choose to input student information\n Press 2 to display all student's information\n Press 3 to display a specific student's information\n Press 4 to modify student information\n Press 5 to delete a student\n";
cin >> n;
if (n == 1) {
write();
} else if(n == 2){
display();
}
else if (n == 3) {
cout << "Enter the Student ID to get the student information: ";
cin >> studentIDNumber;
search(studentIDNumber);
}
else if (n == 4) {
cout << "Enter the Student ID to modify the student information: ";
cin >> studentIDNumber;
editRecord(studentIDNumber);
}
else if (n == 5) {
deleteRecord(studentIDNumber);
cout << "The record has been deleted.\n";
}
else {
cout << "Error. The number is neither 1 or 2. Please try again. \n";
}
return 0;
}
The output:
Student ID: 55
Student Name: John Doe
Points: 6.36599e-314
GPA: 7.27464e+199
Press any key to continue . . .