What is the difference between ifstream ofstream and fstream

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I stumbled discovered ifstream, ofstream, and fstream when working with files.

Can somebody tell me what the key distinction is between these?
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Ifstream is exclusively for input.

ofstream is solely for output.

fstream can be used for input as well as output.
answered Jul 14, 2022 by Damon
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