read_string.cpp

std::string read_file ( const char* file_path )
{
     std::ifstream in ( file_path, std::ios::in );
     if ( in ) {

          std::string contents;
          in.seekg ( 0, std::ios::end );
          contents.resize ( in.tellg() );
          in.seekg ( 0, std::ios::beg );
          in.read ( &contents[0], contents.size() );
          in.close();
          return contents;
     }
     std::abort();
}