C++ reading textfile into 2d array

Ok, anon. I am trying to teach myself C++ and one thing I would like to be able to do is read a text file that is 4 x 4 characters
xxxx
xoxx
xxox
xxxx

into a 2d char array of [4][4]

but I'm pretty confused and google seems pretty shit searching for more specific stuff like this

I can open/close files and print arrays to the screen and shit I just don't know how to assign the characters in the text file to the array.

thanks ;]

I am trying to teach myself C++
Now is a good time to stop.

>>1
Ok, anon.
back to /b/, please

Just ask this on StackOverflow.

I recommend implementing a class called FileArrayReader that inherits from ifstream.

>>1
You don't know how to do WHAT?

Use two loop indices to indicate array indices - array[j][i], where 0 <= i,j < 4.  Read the file one character at a time and put that character into the array at the given column position; then, increment the row index, set the array column index back to 0, and start reading the next line; keep going until eof or array full.

>>6
Hey, YOU HELPED HIM! Why did you do that? Why would anyone do that?

>>2
OP, this is not a joke. C++ is the joke. Stop now.

>>7
No, the one who helped OP before that was >>4-kun.

>>1
The simpler thing to do (usually) is to read a text file of 16 characters into an  array of 16 characters.

Then make a marco that transforms 2D coordinates into 1D coordinates.

>>10
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