c++ - fstream skips the first character -

i trying read first 121 bytes text file onto structure.

here code.

#include <fstream.h> #include <iostream.h> #include <conio.h> #include <sys/stat.h>  int main() {     struct      {         char map[121];     } map_data;      struct stat results;      fstream myfile("input.txt", ios::in);      myfile.read((char *)&map_data,121);      if(!myfile)     {            cout<<"unable open file";     }     if(!myfile.read((char *)&map_data,121))     {        cout<<"second error occurred";     }      myfile.close();     cout<<"\n here read contents of size "<<sizeof(map_data)<<"\n";        fstream outfile("output.txt", ios::out);     for(int i=0;i<121;i++)     {         cout<<map_data.map[i]<<" ";     }     outfile.write((char *)&map_data,121);       outfile.close();     stat("input.txt",&results);     cout<<"\n size of input.txt "<<results.st_size;      stat("output.txt",&results);     cout<<"\n size of output.txt "<<results.st_size;      getch();  } 

the problem above code skips first character of file i.e h of hello. cout , output.txt file both show thing.

can guide me how solve this?

i followed guide courses.cs.vt.edu/cs2604/fall02/binio.html

the example shows 2 different ways read file notice ... in between example.

it says // same effect above

so comment out either of 2 read call.

    fstream myfile("input.txt", ios::in);      //myfile.read((char *)&map_data,121);      if(!myfile.read((char *)&map_data,121))     {        cout<<"second error occurred";     }