Read file by ifstream

gistfile1.cpp

#include <fstream>
#include <sstream>
#include <vector>

int main()
{
    std::ifstream       file("Plop");
    if (file)
    {
        /*
         * Get the size of the file
         */
        file.seekg(0,std::ios::end);
        std::streampos          length = file.tellg();
        file.seekg(0,std::ios::beg);

        /*
         * Use a vector as the buffer.
         * It is exception safe and will be tidied up correctly.
         * This constructor creates a buffer of the correct length.
         *
         * Then read the whole file into the buffer.
         */
        std::vector<char>       buffer(length);
        file.read(&buffer[0],length);

        /*
         * Create your string stream.
         * Get the stringbuffer from the stream and set the vector as it source.
         */
        std::stringstream       localStream;
        localStream.rdbuf()->pubsetbuf(&buffer[0],length);

        /*
         * Note the buffer is NOT copied, if it goes out of scope
         * the stream will be reading from released memory.
         */
    }
}