How to read a file and parse it in C++?

#include <stdio.h>

// global variable or membervariable of a class
containertypeYouWant container;

void parseFile(char * inifileName)
{
  char line[1024];  // Buffer for a line
  FILE * inifile;

  inifile = fopen(inifileName, "rt");

  while(fgets(line, sizeof(line) - 1 , inifile) != NULL)
    {
       // do we have to parse (are we seen begin and not seen end?)

       //search line for :
  
       //store stuff before : as identifiername in container
       
       //parse line after : to store values
    }

std::string parseString = std::string(line);

unsigned int position;
position = parseString.find(":");
if (position < parseString.size())
{
  // store method of container has 2 arguments
  // first is the identifier, second is the data
  // store method could parse the data when it has multiple values
   container.store(parseString.substr(0,position), 
                          parseString.substr(position+2));
  //                                                  ^
  //                                                  forget ':' and ' '
}