Thread: Searching for specific string using fstream

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    Question Searching for specific string using fstream

    Hi,
    i haven't posted in a while (I've been a little busy). But I am writing a small console phonebook. What I want to know is, how do I search a text file for a specific string of text using fstream. In the case of my application, searching the file for a specific last name.

    Is there any function which I can use to do this?

    Thanks!

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    It depends on how the file is laid out, but basically you have to read the file into a string and search the string.

    If you have a bunch of records, you could read each record into a container, then sort the container by last name and find your record that way.

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    You can use boost iostreams filters.

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