The alternative of .eof?

Question

Is there any alternative from using the.eof, by using cin as a condition for this?

while(cin.eof( )==false)
{
    cin >> number;
    sum += number;
    count++;
}

Answer 1

Here's a better alternative:

while(cin >> number)
{
    sum += number;
    ++count;
}

See Why is iostream::eof inside a loop condition (ie while (.stream.eof()) ) considered wrong?