input data from file into string

hi everyone, how can i input the data tat is from input file stream...

this is the code tat i am doing now ... but have an error.. please let me know and correct for me if someone know the problem... thank you

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;


int main()
{
//declare numRows, numColumns and string

    const int numRows = 6;
    const int numColumns = 3;
    string hands[numRows][numColumns];
   
//initialise the string and assign each to 'X'
     
    for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++)
    {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++)
        {
            hands[row][col] = 'x';
        }
    }   
   
//input data from the input.txt and display the string
   
    ifstream myfile ("input.txt");
    if(!myfile)
    {
        cout<<"Cannot open file."<<endl;
        return 1;
    }
       
    for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++)
    {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++)
        {
            myfile>>hands[row][col];
        }
        cout<<endl;
    }
    myfile.close();         
           
    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}

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Yes the problem is that you are initializing a string array with variables. You can only do this if the memory is dynamically allocated. Also, const doesn't really mean what the keyword implies; it merely prevents assignments to something new but if you get creative, you can defy const.

It would have been better just to call const read only but I digress.

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Originally Posted by peter_hii

but have an error..

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What error are you getting? Also, you should be including the <string> header if you wish to use string objects.

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Originally Posted by citizen

Yes the problem is that you are initializing a string array with variables. You can only do this if the memory is dynamically allocated.

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Huh? There is no problem with initializing a string array with variables. The whole string container would be pretty useless if you could not initialize it.

Code:

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hands[row][col] = 'x';

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'x' is not a string, just one character.
Try double qutes instead

Code:

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hands[row][col] ="x";

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and

Code:

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#include <string>

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as well
Kurt

well thank you for the problem tat had being listed out. thank you vvery much
but the problem now is the text would not display out on the screen

i want those string from input.txt display on each array. but it come out with blank....

for example:

string hands[6][3]; // i assign it as X, so it looks like below.

X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X
X X X

in my input.txt, i would make it looks like this when the program compile.

2C 2S 2D
AH AC AS
3C 3S 3D
X X X
X X X
X X x

please help me with my code.

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Originally Posted by peter_hii

in my input.txt, i would make it looks like this when the program compile.

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Don't understand what you're saying.
But maybe you should add some output statement.

Code:

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  for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++) {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++) {
            myfile>>hands[row][col];
          cout<< hands[row][col] << " ";
        }
        cout<<endl;

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Kurt

thank you. it is the exact way i want...appreciate it

i got stuck one more time that..

well, my program called commerce which is European card games.
this is the rules:

TRIPLETS: a combinations of three cards of the same value. three Aces is the highest, and three 2s the lowest. (pair have no value in this game).

SEQUENCE Flushes: a combination of cards, of the same suit , in a sequence; for example 7,8,9 of hearts. Aces can rank as the highest or lowest card, for example, A, K, Q or Diamonds or A,2,3 of spades

The Point: the greatest point value of two or three cards of the same suit in one hand, counting Ace as eleven and the other court cards as ten each. A single card of a suit does not count for the point.

NOTE: the best triplet wins the game. if no tripet is present, the best straight flush wins. if there is no straight flush, the best point wins.

input:

2C 2S 2D
AH AC AS
3C 3S 3D


my output:

player two is the winner..

this is the whole code

Code:

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/*******************************************************************************
Commerce games(commerce.cpp)                                                 
This program will analyse a number of a commerce hands stored in a text       
file and determine which of the given hands is the winning hand.             

********************************************************************************/

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;


int main()
{
//declare numRows, numColumns and string

    const int numRows = 6;
    const int numColumns = 3;
    string hands[numRows][numColumns];
   
//initialise the string and assign each to 'X'
     
    for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++)
    {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++)
        {
            hands[row][col] = "X";
        }
    }   
   
//input from input.txt and display

    ifstream myfile ("input.txt");
    if(!myfile)
    {
        cout<<"Cannot open file."<<endl;
        return 1;
    }
       
    for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++)
    {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++)
        {
            myfile>>hands[row][col];
            cout<< hands[row][col] << " ";
        }
        cout<<endl;
    }
    myfile.close();

//find the triplet
   
    for(int row = 0; row < numRows; row++)
    {
        for(int col = 0; col <numColumns; col++)
        {
            //still thinking what should be here..
        }
    }
           
    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}

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