Thread: Good way to load/store lines from file?

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    Good way to load/store lines from file?

    I'm trying to make a routine that loads up entries from a file (delimited by a newline) into an STL list. However, I'm getting a few errors:

    Code:
    void CDatabase::LoadFile(LPSTR FileToLoad)
    {
    	ifstream TheFile;
    
    	TheFile.open(FileToLoad,ifstream::in);
    The declaration of 'TheFile' gives the following error:
    c:\Documents and Settings\Ben Forbes\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\misc2\music\CDatabase.cpp(23): error C2079: 'TheFile' uses undefined class 'std::basic_ifstream<_Elem,_Traits>'
    with
    [
    _Elem=char,
    _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
    ]
    The call to 'TheFile.open()' gives a pretty similar error:
    [quote]
    c:\Documents and Settings\Ben Forbes\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\misc2\music\CDatabase.cpp(26): error C2027: use of undefined type 'std::basic_ifstream<_Elem,_Traits>'
    with
    [
    _Elem=char,
    _Traits=std::char_traits<char>
    ]
    [/code]
    I've included 'iostream' and specified 'using namespace std'. Can anyone see something wrong with my code so far?
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    You need to include 'fstream'.

    Edit:

    Also why do you use c-style strings? why not use STL string?
    "...the results are undefined, and we all know what "undefined" means: it means it works during development, it works during testing, and it blows up in your most important customers' faces." --Scott Meyers

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    Thanks. Seems like a bit of overhead to use STL strings.
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    I think the overhead is neglible compared to the ease of use. You are already using STL list. It's up to you but I'd be impressed if you did a comparison using c-style strings and STL strings and that was your bottle neck. Both will work though. Good luck.
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    How about this clean up code:
    Code:
    CDatabase::~CDatabase()
    {
    	while (EntryList.front())
    	{
    		delete [] EntryList.front();
    		EntryList.pop_front();
    	}
    }
    Is the while expression a valid means of checking if the list is clear or not?
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    Nevermind that. My problem now, is that my entries are never getting deleted in the constructor:
    Code:
    CDatabase::~CDatabase()
    {
    	while (EntryList.size()>0)
    	{
    		delete [] EntryList.front();
    		EntryList.pop_front();
    	}
    }
    Before the destructor is called, I have confirmed that there are entries in the list, but when the above code is run, size() returns 0. Why is this?
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    I was popping the entries somewhere else, so that's fixed now.

    What is the best way to iterate through the list from front to back?

    EDIT: Nevermind me. Boy I really have to try a bit harder before posting! I solve all my problems immediately after I post.
    Last edited by bennyandthejets; 06-22-2004 at 01:59 AM.
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