Thread: reading into an int

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    Registered User Cpro's Avatar
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    reading into an int

    Is there a way to only read in a certain amount (2 in this case) of numbers into an int?
    For example, my input looks like:
    Code:
    04Will05Smith0825 Place05Tulsa02OK0538135
    05Corey05Black10Elm Street06Dallas02TX0589148
    So, i want to read only two numbers into an int variable. Currently, my program reads all numbers until it hits a non-int character. So, when it gets to the address entry:
    Code:
    0825 Place
    It will read 0825 into the variable, instead of 08.
    Here is my code:
    Code:
    istream & operator >> (istream & stream, Person & p)
    {		
    	
    	int length = 0;	
    	
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.firstName, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.lastName, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.address, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.city, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.state, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    
    	stream >> length;
    	length++;
    	stream.get(p.zipCode, length);
    	stream.ignore();
    	
    	return stream;
    }
    My output is fine until it hits the address.
    I've tried declaring a char and typecasting and using atoi, but i still can't get it to work.

    Thanks.
    IDE - Visual Studio 2005
    Windows XP Pro

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    You'll probably want to get the two characters one at a time and then convert them to an int. You can use a stringstream or just do it manually with math ((char_one-'0') * 10 + (char_two-'0')).

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    Thanks. That fixed it.
    IDE - Visual Studio 2005
    Windows XP Pro

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