C++ ifstream reading

main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    ifstream file; // stream object representing an open file

    file.open("test.txt"); // path to some text file
    
    if (file.is_open() && file.good()) { // 'good' is a catch-all term that makes sure there were no errors
        cout << "reading" << endl;
        
        char buffer[80];
        file >> buffer;
      
        if (file.fail()) {
          cout << "error during read operation" << endl;
        }
        else {
            cout << buffer;
        }
    }
    else {
        cout << "can't read due to error" << endl;
    }
    
    // not closing streams can cause memory leaks
    file.close();
}