Thread: Why won't this work? (Linked List and text file)

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    Why won't this work? (Linked List and text file)

    I'm trying to get some data from a text file into a linked list using pointers so I can print the data out. Here's the code I have.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <string> //List is a list of names
    #include <cstddef> //For NULL
    
    using namespace std;
    
    struct nodeType
    {
    	string name[10];
    	nodeType* link;
    };
    	
    void CreateList(nodeType* &head, ifstream& infile);
    void PrintList(nodeType* head);
    
    int main()
    {
    	ifstream infile;
    	infile.open("infile.txt");
    
    	nodeType* head = NULL; 
    	
    	if(!infile)
    	{
    		cout << "The file does not exist.";
    		return 0;
    	}
    
    	CreateList(head, infile);
            PrintList(head);
    
                   return 0;
    }
    
    void CreateList (nodeType* &head, ifstream& infile)
    {
    	head = NULL;
    }
    
    //
    void PrintList (nodeType* head)
    {
    	nodeType* currptr = head;
    
    	while (currptr != NULL)
    	{
    		for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    		       cout << head -> name[i] << endl; //I think this is the problem
    		currptr = currptr -> link;	
    	}
    }

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    Code:
    void CreateList (nodeType* &head, ifstream& infile)
    {
    	head = NULL;
    }
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    oops

    Code:
    void CreateList (nodeType* &head, ifstream& infile)
    {
    	head = NULL;
    
    	while(infile) 
    	{
    		for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    			infile >> head -> name[i];
    	}
    }

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