Reading from a file trouble

I'm having a hard time reading from a .txt file. Here's a short version of what I have:

Code:

LoadFile.open("Save File.txt", ios::in);

  getline(LoadFile, name1);

    for (int i = 0; i<2;i++)
        Loadfile >> data[i];


  getline(LoadFile, name2);

LoadFile.close();


cout << name1 << endl;
cout << data[0] << endl;
cout << data[1] << endl;
cout << name2 << endl;

Here's what the txt. looks like

Code:

Bob Smith
50
100
Sam Smith

And here's what gets displayed

Code:

Bob Smith
50
100

For some reason, name2 is always empty. Why does getline only work the first time? I tried just doing LoadFile, but then it doesn't grab the Last name because of the space.

The second getline is reading the newline left by the last Loadfile >> data[i] input.

Mixed input methods is always a disaster waiting to happen at some point.

Typically, I would use getline to read ALL the input into a temp buffer, then do whatever was necessary to process that to its intended destination.
The string stream extraction operations are a good idea to look into.

A quick hack would be to use the stream .ignore() method when you switch from >> extractions back to getline. Use this to skip chars upto the next newline.

Originally Posted by Salem

The second getline is reading the newline left by the last Loadfile >> data[i] input.

Mixed input methods is always a disaster waiting to happen at some point.

Typically, I would use getline to read ALL the input into a temp buffer, then do whatever was necessary to process that to its intended destination.
The string stream extraction operations are a good idea to look into.

A quick hack would be to use the stream .ignore() method when you switch from >> extractions back to getline. Use this to skip chars upto the next newline.

Thank you very much. The .ignore did the trick. I did not know mixing input methods would be such a hassle, next time I will look into reading the whole file first ,then sorting it out.

My save file is getting pretty complicated. It saves strings, ints, and floats.
Having it write the information I want to a .txt is no sweat.

However, reading the various data types is becoming very difficult.
How would I code a function that could read:

Farmer Bob
//FRUIT
Apple
Pear
Peach
//MONEY
100

And sort it out so the line before //Fruit is saved to a string, and each line until //MONEY is saved into a string array, and everything until the end is saved to an int?

Could you point me in the direction to learn intermediate file I/O and how to work with a temp buffer for sorting?

Well try to specify what your file format is like. From what I see

You have a couple of constraints. Constraints are rules that code should never break.
1. The first line is the Farmer's name.
2. Items after the line "//FRUIT" are strings of fruit names.
3. Items after "//MONEY" are currency.
4. Currency is expressed as an integer.

With this information you can then devise an algorithm. Such as, read the farmer's name, store it somewhere. The next line needs to be //FRUIT or //MONEY. If the section is fruit, place each item in an array until a line starts with //. If the section is //MONEY, place the amounts in an array as they appear, so they are parallel with the fruit names. The file has been read after EOF is reached.

Be as detailed as you require. Making a plan makes all things simpler.

As for working with a temp buffer for sorting -- well most sorting algorithms work in-place, so I don't understand your request.