Thread: i need help with string streams

I'm still putting finshing touches on this Phonebook Entry program I am working on. I am using a data file that will keep the data in a formatted style so that the user can look at the .txt file and be able to find information easily without having to load the program every time. So, essentially, I am outputing to a file in a formated form>>>

Code:

Name:                  John Doe
Home Phone Number:     333-3333
Cell Phone Number:     444-4444
Address:               123 Hello Dr.

Now when the program opens a file, it uses getline for every line and sets each one to a separate string. Everything is fine, except that I need to get the actual data out of the string.

Code:

Ex.

(GET LINE FROM FILE. SET TO STRING)

Name:                  John Doe << this is the string

I want to get data out of the string.

John Doe << i want this data out of the string above.

I realize i need to use string streams, but I don't know how to skip the Name: and the whitespace to get to John Doe.

Here is my getline function, and my attempt with string streams.

Code:

/*******************************/
/**** Phonebook::GetEntries ****/
/*******************************/
void Phonebook::GetEntries(fstream &fFile)
{
     stringstream s;
     char test1;
     Entry temp;
     
     if(get(fFile,test1)==NULL)
     {
                    return;
     }
     else
     {
         while(getline(fFile,temp.name))
         {
                   getline(fFile,temp.cnumber);
                   getline(fFile,temp.hnumber);
                   getline(fFile,temp.address);
                   
                   s.str(temp.name);
                   s >> "Name:\t\t\t" >> temp.name;
                   s.str(temp.cnumber);
                   s >> "Cell Phone Number:\t" >> temp.cnumber;
                   s.str(temp.hnumber);
                   s >> "Cell Phone Number:\t" >> temp.hnumber;
                   s.str(temp.address);
                   s >> "Address:\t\t">> temp.address;
                   
                   vEntries.push_back(temp);
         }
     }
}