C++ : How to skip first whitespace while using getline() with ifstream object to read a line from a file? -

i have file named "items.dat" following contents in order itemid, itemprice , itemname.

item0001 500.00 item1 name1 spaces item0002 500.00 item2 name2 spaces item0003 500.00 item3 name3 spaces 

i wrote following code read data , store in struct.

#include <fstream> #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <cstdlib> #include <iomanip>  using namespace std;  struct item {     string name;     string code;     double price; };  item items[10];  void initializeitem(item tmpitem[], string datafile);  int main() {      initializeitem(items, "items.dat");     cout << items[0].name << endl;     cout << items[0].name.at(1) << endl;     return 0; }  void initializeitem(item tmpitem[], string datafile) {      ifstream fileread(datafile);      if (!fileread) {         cout << "error: not read file " << datafile << endl;     }     else {         int = 0;         while (fileread >> tmpitem[i].code) {             fileread >> tmpitem[i].price;             getline(fileread, tmpitem[i].name);             i++;         }     } } 

what notice getline() reads white space @ beginning while reading item name along content.

output

 name1 spaces n 

i want skip whitespace @ beginning. how can that?

the std::ws io manipulator can used discard leading whitespace.

a compact way use is:

getline(fileread >> std::ws, tmpitem[i].name); 

this discards whitespace ifstream before it's passed getline.