Thread: Trouble with string

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    Trouble with string

    I've tried to make this small program that keeps track of my movie collection. However, I'm having trouble reading in movies with spaced names.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <cstring>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    class movies
    {     
          public:
          void newMovie();
          void listMovies();
          void removeAllMovies();       
                
    };
    
    void movies::newMovie()
    {
         string movieName;
         int year;
         
         ofstream tempStream ("movies.txt", ios::app);
         
         cout << "\nInset movie name: ";
         cin  >> movieName; *Here is my problem* 
         cout << "Inset movie year: ";
         cin  >> year;
         
         tempStream << movieName
                    << " (" << year << ")\n";
         
    }
    
    void movies::listMovies()
    {
         string line; 
     
         ifstream tempStream ("movies.txt");
         if (tempStream.is_open())
         {
            while (!tempStream.eof() )
            {
             getline (tempStream,line);
             cout << line << endl;
            }
          tempStream.close();
          }
    
      else cout << "Unable to open file"; 
         
    }
    
    void movies::removeAllMovies()
    {
         char option;
         
         cout << "Sure you want to delete all your Movies?(y/n): ";
         cin  >> option;
         
         if (option = 'y')
         ofstream tempStream ("movies.txt", ios::trunc);   
         
    }
    
    int main ()
    {
    
        int option = 0;
        movies myMovies;
        
        while (option < 1 || option > 3)
        {
        cout << "Welcome to the movie Database v1.0\n\n"
             << "These are your options:\n\n"
             << "     (1)List my movies\n"
             << "     (2)Add new movie\n"
             << "     (3)Remove all my movies\n";
                      
        cin  >> option;
        
        if (option == 1)
        myMovies.listMovies();
        else if (option == 2)
        myMovies.newMovie();
        else if (option == 3)
        myMovies.removeAllMovies();
        
        option = 0;
        }
             
    }
    what fuction do I need to use to have it read in the whole line, and not interupt when it gets to a space?
    Last edited by stillwell; 03-21-2006 at 08:41 AM. Reason: spelling

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    getline(cin, movieName);

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    Edit: Never Mind
    Last edited by indigo0086; 03-21-2006 at 09:09 AM.

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    OnionKnight, when I do that, the program simply jumps the movie title input. I don't understand why, but it does.

    Indigo, could you tell me what other errors?

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    runtime errors.

    I added
    Code:
    cout << "\nInset movie name: ";
         cin.get();
         getline(cin, movieName);
    because it was skipping the movie name input and getting the moviename data for year(int) and causing some endless loop.

    also if you don't enter a propper number in the menu, it goes into an endless loop.
    Last edited by indigo0086; 03-21-2006 at 09:27 AM.

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    Thanks, the string input works now

    But I'm having trouble fixing the menu thing. Got any tips for me?

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    Code:
    cin  >> option;
      if(!cin)
       break;
    Or you can create an inner loop that just re-displays the menu if the input is not correct.

    or

    Code:
        while (option < 1 || option > 3)
        {
        	cout << "Welcome to the movie Database v1.0\n\n"
             	<< "These are your options:\n\n"
             	<< "     (1)List my movies\n"
             	<< "     (2)Add new movie\n"
             	<< "     (3)Remove all my movies\n"
             	<< "     (4)Exit\n";
                      
        cin  >> option;
        if(option == 4 || cin.fail())
        	break;
    .......
    Last edited by indigo0086; 03-21-2006 at 09:51 AM.

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    THanks stillwell...you code made me able to solve the problem with my Smarterchild programme.

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    Make sure you #include <string> since you are using the string class (<cstring> is completely different). Also, the cin.get() before the getline is necessary only when you use cin >> to read in a value before calling getline. (If your trouble is with the first call to getline and you use VC++ 6 you might have to fix a bug in the library code).

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    I think it's something stored in cin from the option that's getting stored in movieName. That's why I used cin.get(). It didn't work without it.

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    You can also use a switch / case statement inside a do / while loop like this
    Code:
    char selection;
    do
    {
        cout<<"Menu"<<endl
               <<"1) Option 1"<<endl
               <<"2) Option 2"<<endl
               <<"3) Option 3"<<endl
               <<"x) Exit"<<endl
               <<"Selection : ";
        cin>>selection;
        switch (selection)
        {
            case '1' :
                // do option 1;
                break;
            case '2' :
                // do option 2;
                break;
            case '3' :
                // do option 3;
                break;
            case 'x' :
                break;
            default :
                cout<<"incorrect selection!";
                break;
        }
    }
    while (selection != 'x')
    This has always worked well for me in the past as it allows you to use numbers and characters for the menu options. And, with a little more code, you can also use other special keys like F1, F2.... FOr instance, you could use F3 to exit instead of 'x'...
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    Thanks to everyone who helped I have come upon a new problem, though. It deletes the list of movies even if I don't choose 'y' when the option comes up.

    This is how my code looks now:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>
    #include <string>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    class movies
    {     
          public:
          void newMovie();
          void listMovies();
          void removeAllMovies();       
                
    };
    
    void movies::newMovie()
    {
         string movieName;
         int year;
         
         ofstream tempStream ("movies.txt", ios::app);
         
         cout << "\nInset movie name: ";
         cin.get();
         getline(cin, movieName);
         cout << "Inset movie year: ";
         cin  >> year;
         
         tempStream << movieName
                    << " (" << year << ")\n";
         
    }
    
    void movies::listMovies()
    {
         string line; 
     
         ifstream tempStream ("movies.txt");
         if (tempStream.is_open())
         {
            while (!tempStream.eof() )
            {
             getline (tempStream,line);
             cout << line << endl;
            }
          tempStream.close();
          }
    
      else cout << "Unable to open file"; 
         
    }
    
    void movies::removeAllMovies()
    {
         char option;
         
         cout << "\nSure you want to delete all your Movies?(y/n): ";
         cin  >> option;
         
         if (option = 'y')     Here is my problem
         ofstream tempStream ("movies.txt", ios::trunc);   
         else
         cout << "\nYour movies are safe !\n";
    }
    
    int main ()
    {
        char option;
        movies myMovies;
        
        while (option !='x')
        {
        cout << "Welcome to the movie Database v1.0\n\n"
             << "These are your options:\n\n"
             << "     (1)List my movies\n"
             << "     (2)Add new movie\n"
             << "     (3)Remove all my movies\n"
             << "     (x)Exit\n"
             << "\nChoose an option: ";
                           
        cin  >> option;
        
              switch (option)
              {
              case '1' :
              myMovies.listMovies();
              break;
        
              case '2' :
              myMovies.newMovie();
              break;
        
              case '3' :
              myMovies.removeAllMovies();
              break;
        
              case 'x' :
              break;
        
              default :
              cout << "Invalid choice !\n\n";
              break;
              }
        }
      return 0;       
    }

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    There is an important difference between = and ==.

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    hehe, I'm a noobie :P

    Works perfect now. Thanks for all your help guys.

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    One more thing to consider. All your input problems stem from using cin >> .... Change all your cin's to getline()'s and you won't have to fix the input problems by doing extra cin.get()'s.
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