Thread: How to insert a "word" at a different line than the one being referenced to.

Hi,
I have an input file which contains 3 sentences:
Jane likes chicken.
Alex likes chicken too.
both like chicken.

At the beginning of the 3rd sentence I want to add a word "They" while the reference line is the 1st line i.e "Jane likes chicken".
The code I have tried to develop can do so if reference is made to the exact line where I want to add the word but this is not what I want. Below is the program that I have developed but as I said before, it adds the word when reference is made to the exact line of insertion.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
string line;
int main()
{
    /*opens the input file*/
    ifstream infile("../testing_in.txt");
    if (!infile.is_open())
    {
        cout<<"problem!!!!"<<endl;
        return 1;
    }
    /*this part opens the temperate output file*/
    ofstream outfile ("testing_out.txt");
    /*this reads the lines in the input file and inserts
     a word "They" in one of the lines specified*/
    while(getline(infile,line))
    {
        if(line.substr(0,line.find(" "))== "both")
        {
            line.insert(0,"They ");
            outfile<<line<<endl;
        }
    }
}

Is there a way whereby I can do something like this:
(1) Find a line that begins with "Jane".
(2) Then two (2) line after that line with Jane (which brings me to the line "both like chicken" in this particular case, insert the word "They".

Thanks for your help.

I modified and made some changes to your code. It almost does exactly what you need. I do not have time right now to finish it. However, if I can finish it later I will post that code too.

I do not know for sure but, if you declare type string "string s" without #including <string>. On some compilers you might get an error, because strings are not primitive types. Strings are sequence of chars. Again I am not 100% sure about this. I know that this is how C works; not sure about c++.

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>


#include <cstring>


using namespace std;


int main(){ 
    /*opens the input file*/
    ifstream infile("./text.txt"); /* "./" is for current directory this will work when program.cpp and text.txt are in same folder/directory  */
    if (!infile.is_open()){
        cout<<"problem!!!!"<<endl;
        return 1;
    /*this part opens the temperate output file*/
    fstream myFile;  
    myFile.open("text.txt", fstream::in | fstream::out| fstream::app); /* you need append so that every time you write to a file you do not overwrite... This way pointer is at the end of the file so when you write to it it will add new stuff.  */


    std::string string_input;   /* initializing string_input which will hold whatever you write on to command line  */
    getline(cin, string_input); /* read from command line and write it into string_input  */
    
    
    myFile<<string_input<<endl;  /* channel, command line input that is held by "string_input" into myFile which is "text.txt"   */


    myFile.close();  /* close the file   */
}

I modified and made some changes to your code. It almost does exactly what you need. I do not have time right now to finish it. However, if I can finish it later I will post that code too.

Welcome to the forum, dachichk. You might want to keep in mind that we're not in the habit of handing people full-blown solutions to their homework problems. It's counterproductive to their education.

Originally Posted by rags_to_riches

Welcome to the forum, dachichk. You might want to keep in mind that we're not in the habit of handing people full-blown solutions to their homework problems. It's counterproductive to their education.

Thanks, rags_to_riches. This is my second post where I provided "solution". On my first post people warned/advised me not to do so. I will keep in mind for my future posts.

Originally Posted by rags_to_riches

Welcome to the forum, dachichk. You might want to keep in mind that we're not in the habit of handing people full-blown solutions to their homework problems. It's counterproductive to their education.

Well, this post was quite short and to the point....
I'd say these kinds of answers..i.e short and to the point code (not pages full of code) help those who are willing to learn.
Avoiding good answers just in case the OP is looking for pasta code seems counter productive.

I had little problem with what was provided, it was more this:

It almost does exactly what you need. I do not have time right now to finish it. However, if I can finish it later I will post that code too.

This is an "if I get a chance, I will complete your homework for you" statement. Do we really want that, instead of hints and pointers?

EDIT: Oh, and it was cross-posted.

what's interesting is that the code he posted has nothing to do with the answers the OP seeks.