Make a vector of strings from a .txt file

[EwCjE3v7]

Hello there, I was wondering how would you make a vector from a .txt file. I need it for this country game. I would like to import country names form a .txt.
Here is the code

  #include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <time.h>
using std::cout; using std::endl; using std::cin;
using std::vector; using std::string;

string game() // the main game
{
    vector<string> countries{"Afghanistan", "Albania", "Algeria", "Brazil", "Cuba"}; // Our countries
    srand(time(NULL));
    int randomIndex = rand() % countries.size(); // choose a random country

    auto firstLetter = countries[randomIndex].cbegin(), lastLetter = countries[randomIndex].cend() -1; // iterators to first and last letter

    cout << "First letter is: " << *firstLetter << endl;
    cout << "Last letter is: " << *lastLetter << endl;

    return countries[randomIndex];
}

int main()
{
    unsigned points = 0, tries = 0;

    cout << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
            << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
            << "We will give you the first and last letter of a country,\nyou have to guess the country. Points will be counted. \nYou can get a hint by typing \"hint\", or give up by typing \"give up\"\n" << endl;

    string country = game();
    string input;

    while (getline(cin, input)) {
        if (!input.empty()) {
            input[0] = toupper(input[0]);

            if (input == country) {
                cout << "Correct!!!" << endl;

                ++points;
                ++tries;

                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n" << endl;

                country = game();

            } else if(input == "Hint") {
                cout << "\nHere is your hint" << endl;

                char secondLetter = country[1];

                cout << "The second letter is: " << secondLetter << endl;
            } else if (input == "Give up") {
                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
                        << "The country was: " << country << "\nTry another one. \n" << endl;

                country = game();
            } else {
                ++tries;

                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Incorrect!!! Try again.\n"
                        << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n" << endl;
            }
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

[AbstractionAnon]

I was wondering how would you make a vector from a .txt file

Simply open a file, loop reading each line from the file (assuming one country per line), push the line onto the vector, close the file.

void load_countries (vector<string> & countries)
  ifstream  ifs ("countries.txt");
  string temp;

  while (ifs.good())
  { ifs >> temp;
     countries.push_back (temp);
  }
  ifs.close ();
}

[EwCjE3v7]

Sorry I can`t get it to work, could you please edit the code and send it to me. I get errors and I`m lost sorry

Edit:

Fized it

#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <time.h>
#include <fstream>
using std::cout; using std::endl; using std::cin;
using std::vector; using std::string;

vector<string> load_countries ()
{
    vector<string> countries;
    std::ifstream  ifs ("countries.txt", std::ifstream::in);
    string temp;

    while (ifs.good()){
        ifs >> temp;
        countries.push_back (temp);
    }
    ifs.close ();
    cout << countries[0];
    return countries;
}

string game() // the main game
{
    vector<string> countries = load_countries();

    srand(time(NULL));
    int randomIndex = rand() % countries.size(); // choose a random country

    auto firstLetter = countries[randomIndex].cbegin(), lastLetter = countries[randomIndex].cend() -1; // iterators to first and last letter

    cout << "First letter is: " << *firstLetter << endl;
    cout << "Last letter is: " << *lastLetter << endl;

    return countries[randomIndex];
}

int main()
{
    unsigned points = 0, tries = 0;
    cout << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
            << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
            << "We will give you the first and last letter of a country,\nyou have to guess the country. Points will be counted. \nYou can get a hint by typing \"hint\", or give up by typing \"give up\"\n" << endl;

    string country = game();
    string input;

    while (getline(cin, input)) {
        if (!input.empty()) {
            input[0] = toupper(input[0]);

            if (input == country) {
                cout << "Correct!!!" << endl;

                ++points;
                ++tries;

                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n" << endl;

                country = game();

            } else if(input == "Hint") {
                cout << "\nHere is your hint" << endl;

                char secondLetter = country[1];

                cout << "The second letter is: " << secondLetter << endl;
            } else if (input == "Give up") {
                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n"
                        << "The country was: " << country << "\nTry another one. \n" << endl;

                country = game();
            } else {
                ++tries;

                cout << string(8,'\n') << "Incorrect!!! Try again.\n"
                        << "Points:" << points << "                                     Tries:" << tries
                        << "\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n" << endl;
            }
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

[28poGNh0]

create a text file , name it countries ,and put it in the same project folder,it will work

countries.txt

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Brazil
Cuba

[EwCjE3v7]

Yep got it, Thanks