Deleting a user inputted name from a vector

[2604izwU]

I have a class person, with a first name, last name...ect. The user is prompted a menu and I am having trouble with the option to delete a name. It seems the string variable is not getting updated when the user enters it and another prob is getting an infinite loop when nothing matches in the vector.

I know what I have now is no good, but I have tried many diff ways and cant come up with a working solution

I would GREATLY, appreciate some help with this.

if(choice==5){

if(db.size() == 0)
{
std::cout<<"Error, the data base is empty, no persons to erase! "<<std::endl;
}
else{
std::cout<<"Please enter the FIRST name of the person you would like to delete: "<<std::endl;
std::getline(std::cin, nameTdel);
std::cin.get();
//search for name
bool found = false;
if(found == false)
{
for(int i = 0; db.size()>i; i++)
{
 if(nameTdel == db[i].getFname())
  {
   db.erase(db.begin()+i);
   std::cout<<"The person "<<nameTdel<<" has been removed from the data base"<<std::endl;
	found=true;
		}
	}
	std::cout<<"Name not found!"<<std::endl;
}
}
}

[vlad from moscow]

db.erase( std::find_if( db.begin(), db.end(), 
                        [&]( const std::string &s ) { return ( s == nameTdel ) } ); 

[vlad from moscow]

Or

db.erase( std::find_if( db.begin(), db.end(),
                        std::bind2nd( std::equal_to<std::string>(), nameTdel ) );

[2604izwU]

This is an assignment from an introductory course, we haven't been taught any thing like that. Thanks though.

[vlad from moscow]

And what is the problem? Is nameTdel empty?

[2604izwU]

yeah, every time I go through the debugging, nameTdel has nothing in it even after I enter something

[vlad from moscow]

It is because before the statement with getline you used statement with operator >> and the new line character was placed in the input buffer. You should ignore it before using getline.