The C++ Programming Language - Read and Write Binary Data in C++ - Stream-Based I/O part 7 of n - Modern Cpp Series Ep. 197

►Full C++ Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvv0ScY6vfd8j-tlhYVPYgiIyXduu6m-L ►Find full courses on: https://courses.mshah.io/ ►Join as Member to Support the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA64pZbN5Mz5NxC3SO4qpDg/join ►Lesson Description: In this lesson we take a look at setting up a file for reading and writing to binary using the 'binary' file mode. We'll uncover a few gotchas like how to cast data to a 'char' (single-byte) type, make sure our files are closed, and why we might want to use fixed-width types. In this lesson we'll use the member functions 'read' and 'write' to help us with binary files. Binary files in many cases are often more compressed (and less easy for our users to 'parse or guess the contents' which is one reason to use them). Of course, you will also have to consider 'endianness' of your data when opening across a different platform. As always, feel free to bring up any questions and discuss what you've learned! ►YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeShah ►Please like and subscribe to help the channel! ►Join our free community: https://courses.mshah.io/communities/Q29tbXVuaXR5LTI3MzAz