Reading in 4 bytes at a time
<p>I have a big file full of integers that I'm loading in.  I've just started using C++, and I'm trying out the filestream stuff.  From everything I've read, it appears I can only read in bytes, So I've had to set up a char array, and then cast it as a int pointer.</p>

<p>Is there a way I can read in 4 bytes at a time, and eliminate the need for the char array?</p>

<pre><code>const int HRSIZE = 129951336;  //The size of the table
char bhr[HRSIZE];   //The table
int *dwhr;

int main()
{
    ifstream fstr;

    /* load the handranks.dat file */
    std::cout &lt;&lt; "Loading table.dat...\n";
    fstr.open("table.dat");
    fstr.read(bhr, HRSIZE);
    fstr.close();
    dwhr = (int *) bhr;    
}
</code></pre>
