C++ - Read char while skipping even lines from file

Question

I have this in my file and I wanted to read only the char and store them in array rankF[26]. My problem is skipping the even lines while reading the file. Any help would be great. Thanks!

This is my current code (without skipping lines):

int a=0;
if (inputFile){
    while(inputFile >> alpha){
        rankF[a] = alpha;
        a++;
    }

Answer 1

Use a string and read the even line in them.

string noUse;
int a=0;
if (inputFile){
    while(inputFile >> alpha){
        rankF[a] = alpha;
        a++;
        inputFile >> noUse;//This will read even lines input.
    }