I'm looking for an alternative solution to this mess:
This works, but it's very limited. Like when I run the create function or edit function, or anything inside the main loop, I have to re-initialize my programexit bool. I also have to reinitialize my input variable, as well as the goodinput bool. So there is 3 local variables that I'm always going to need, no matter what user interaction function I would run. Is there any relatively simple solution to programming context menus? I know I'll have to manually enter in logic for specific commands, but I'm wondering is there a more object oriented approach to dealing with these context menu's? I'm open to a good tutorial on the subject, or some tips if you have any. Thank you!Code:int main() { int selection; string input; bool goodinput = false; bool programexit = false; cout << "Welcome to the employee database, what would you like to do?" << endl // prompt << "1. Add an employee" << endl << "2. Modify an employee" << endl << "3. Exit the program" << endl; while (programexit == false) { goodinput = false; while (goodinput == false) { getline(cin, input); //get input stringstream(input) >> selection; //extract selection integer if (selection == 1) { goodinput = true; employees.push_back(create()); } else if (selection == 2) { cout << "Enter the name of the employee you'd like to edit: "; getline(cin, input); get_employee(input).edit(); goodinput = true; } else if (selection == 3) { programexit = true; goodinput = true; } else { goodinput = false; // invalid selection - continue loop cout << "Please enter a valid selection, 1 or 2." << endl; } } } return 0; }
