How to write a map to file.

[sandeepkavade]

hi all,

i want to write a map to a file and then read it again.
but while reading it is not wrorking.

the map declaration is:

typedef map<int,LogSettings> MapType;
typedef MapType::value_type ValuePair;
 
where LogSettings is a structure:
 
struct LogSettings
      {
            unsigned long dwSession; 
            TCHAR *szFilePath; 
            TCHAR *szInfection; 
            TCHAR *szAction;
            TCHAR *szMessage; 
            TINFECTIONSTATE iAction;
      };

where TINFECTIONSTATE is just a enum.

to write to a file th function is:

int DataToFile((LogSettings &lgsettings)
{
    MapType Map;
    Map.insert(ValuePair(1,lgsettings));
    FILE* f = fopen("C:\\sample.txt","wb");
                size_t n = fwrite(&Map,sizeof(Map),1,f);
    fclose(f);
                return (int)n;
}

while writing the sturcture is initialised to some values.

To read the map:

MapType Map1;
    FILE* fd = fopen("C:\\sample.txt","rb");
    size_t nm = fread(&Map1,sizeof(Map1),1,fd);
    fclose(fd);
    MapType::iterator iter = Map1.begin();
    //while(iter !=Map1.end())
    {
        cout<<(*iter).first<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.dwSession<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.iAction<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.szAction<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.szFilePath<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.szInfection<<endl;
        cout<<(*iter).second.szMessage<<endl;
    }

if i try to write the sturcture to file and when i read it again it is working properly.but when i take that to map what is the problem??

[weaknessforcats]

A map is a binary tree and you cannot write the map directly to disc becuse of the tree-ness and object-ness of the thing.

Instead, unload the map elements and write them do disc individually with separators so you can read them back.

To restore the map, read the disc file and insert the element into an empty map.

By writing to disc using the address of the map ASSUMES the elements are all following that address, like an array. This is not true. The map elements are objects and their data instances could be anywhere in memory.