#include <fstream> visual c++ 2010 not working properly - c++

Question

I know that the title is a little vague but i can't think of a better title right now.
The extract from my code looks like this:
#include<iostream>
#include<fstream>
int main(){
ifstream f("cuvinte.txt");
f.getline(cuvant);
return 0;
}
When i want to read the next word from "cuvinte.txt" i write f.getline(cuvant); but i get the following error
error C2661: 'std::basic_istream<_Elem,_Traits>::getline' : no overloaded function takes 1 arguments
I don't know what the issue is, and i stumbled upon this problem a while ago and still can't get past it.

Answer 1

I don't know what the issue is, and i stumbled upon this problem a
while ago and still can't get past it.
To the reference!
basic_istream& getline( char_type* s, std::streamsize count );
You need to provide the size, i.e. the amount of available space in cuvant.
f.getline(cuvant, size);
^^^^
EDIT
An alternative would be to use more modern instruments:
string cuvant;
getline(f, cuvant);

Answer 2

You seem a little shaky on your familiarity with the various forms of getline. Here are a few simple uses of it for your reference:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
string filepath = "test.txt"; // name of the text file
string buffer; // buffer to catch data in
string firstLine; // the first line of the file will be put here
ifstream fin;
fin.open(filepath); // Open the file
if(fin.is_open()) // If open succeeded
{
// Capture first line directly from file
getline(fin,firstLine,'\n'); // Capture first line from the file.
cout << firstLine << '\n'; // Prove we got it.
fin.seekg(0,ios_base::beg); // Move input pointer back to the beginning of the file.
// Load file into memory first for faster reads,
// then capture first line from a stringstream instead
getline(fin,buffer,'\x1A'); // Capture entire file into a string buffer
istringstream fullContents(buffer); // Put entire file into a stringstream.
getline(fullContents,firstLine,'\n'); // Capture first line from the stringstream instead of from the file.
cout << firstLine << '\n'; // Prove we got it.
fin.close(); // Close the file
}
return 0;
}
Using the following sample file:
This is the first line.
This is the second line.
This is the last line.
You will get the following output:
This is the first line.
This is the first line.

Answer 3

The prototypes for getline are:
istream& getline (char* s, streamsize n );
istream& getline (char* s, streamsize n, char delim );
so, as the error message clearly states, you can't call it with one argument...

Answer 4

Assuming cuvant is an std::string, the correct call is
std::getline(f, cuvant);