C / C++ / MFC

struct MyStruct {
  string el1;
  string el2;
};
// ...
// Output to the stream
string text;
char tab = 0x9;
MyStruct myStruct;
myStruct.el1 = "Some text";
myStruct.el2 = "Some more text";

// Create an output string stream
ostringstream output (text);

// Stream out the structure members using a tab as a separator
output << myStruct.el1 << tab << myStruct.el2;
text = output.str (); // Why do I have to do this bit?

// ...
// Fill the structure from the text
// Create an input string stream
istringstream input (text);

// Read in the text from the string stream into the structure
input >> myStruct.el1 >> myStruct.el2;