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In C language, file operation functions can be used to read data from a file into an array. The specific steps are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. open a file<\/li>\n
  2. text file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    FILE *file = fopen(\"data.txt\"<\/span>, \"r\"<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Check if the file has been successfully opened by checking if the file pointer variable is NULL. For example, you can use the following code to verify if the file has been successfully opened:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      if<\/span> (file == NULL<\/span>) {\r\n    printf<\/span>(\"File open error\\n\"<\/span>);\r\n    return<\/span>;\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. because<\/li>\n
      2. during the time that<\/li>\n
      3. Reads formatted input from a stream<\/li>\n
      4. “Having a positive attitude is key to overcoming challenges.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        int<\/span> n = 10<\/span>; \/\/ \u6570\u7ec4\u5927\u5c0f<\/span>\r\nint<\/span> arr[n]; \/\/ \u58f0\u660e\u6570\u7ec4<\/span>\r\nint<\/span> i;\r\n\r\nfor<\/span> (i = 0<\/span>; i < n; i++) {\r\n    fscanf<\/span>(file, \"%d\"<\/span>, &arr[i]); \/\/ \u8bfb\u53d6\u6587\u4ef6\u4e2d\u7684\u6574\u6570\uff0c\u5e76\u5b58\u50a8\u5230\u6570\u7ec4\u4e2d<\/span>\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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        1. Close the file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          fclose(file);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          The complete example code is shown below:<\/p>\n
          #include<\/span> <stdio.h><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nint<\/span> main<\/span>()<\/span> {\r\n    FILE *file = fopen(\"data.txt\"<\/span>, \"r\"<\/span>);\r\n    if<\/span> (file == NULL<\/span>) {\r\n        printf<\/span>(\"File open error\\n\"<\/span>);\r\n        return<\/span> 1<\/span>;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    int<\/span> n = 10<\/span>; \/\/ \u6570\u7ec4\u5927\u5c0f<\/span>\r\n    int<\/span> arr[n]; \/\/ \u58f0\u660e\u6570\u7ec4<\/span>\r\n    int<\/span> i;\r\n\r\n    for<\/span> (i = 0<\/span>; i < n; i++) {\r\n        fscanf<\/span>(file, \"%d\"<\/span>, &arr[i]); \/\/ \u8bfb\u53d6\u6587\u4ef6\u4e2d\u7684\u6574\u6570\uff0c\u5e76\u5b58\u50a8\u5230\u6570\u7ec4\u4e2d<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    fclose(file);\r\n\r\n    for<\/span> (i = 0<\/span>; i < n; i++) {\r\n        printf<\/span>(\"%d \"<\/span>, arr[i]); \/\/ \u6253\u5370\u6570\u7ec4\u4e2d\u7684\u6570\u636e<\/span>\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    return<\/span> 0<\/span>;\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          The above code will read 10 integers from a file named data.txt, store them in an array, and print the data in the array. Ensure that the data in the file matches the size of the array to avoid errors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
          In C language, file operation functions can be used to read data from a file into an array. The specific steps are as follows: open a file text file FILE *file = fopen(“data.txt”, “r”); Check if the file has been successfully opened by checking if the file pointer variable is NULL. 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