The given function, `ControlloFile`, checks whether a file specified by...

September 5, 2025 at 08:19 AM

bool ControlloFile(const std::string& nomeFile) { std::ifstream file(nomeFile); return file.good(); }

The given function, ControlloFile, checks whether a file specified by its name nomeFile exists and is accessible. Here's a step-by-step breakdown of what it does:

  1. It takes a single std::string parameter, nomeFile, which represents the path or name of the file to check.

  2. It creates an input file stream (std::ifstream) object named file initialized with the filename nomeFile. Attempting to open the file is part of this initialization.

  3. The function then calls the good() method on the file object. The good() method returns true if the file stream is in a good state (i.e., the file exists and is accessible for reading). If the file does not exist or there is an issue opening it, good() returns false.

  4. The function returns the result of file.good().

Example Usage:

std::string filename = "example.txt";
if (ControlloFile(filename)) {
    std::cout << "File exists and is accessible!" << std::endl;
} else {
    std::cout << "File does not exist or cannot be accessed." << std::endl;
}

Summary:

This function checks if a file exists and is accessible for reading and returns true if it is, or false otherwise.

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