Reading text data into array of class objects

[TRun]

This program has many parts but before I can move onto the next step, I have to figure out how to read data from a text file into an array of class objects. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Right now my error is no matching function or call to getline.

Text File
5 Christine Kim # 30.00 3 1
15 Ray Allrich # 10.25 0 0
16 Adrian Bailey # 12.50 0 0
17 Juan Gonzales # 30.00 1 1
18 J. P. Morgan # 8.95 0 0
22 Cindy Burke # 15.00 1 0

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

class Employee
{
    private:
        int id;             //  Employee ID
        string name;        //  Employee name
        double hourlyPay;   //  Pay per hour
        int numDeps;        //  Number of dependents
        int type;           //  Employee type

    public:
        Employee (int initId = 0, string initName = "", double initHourlyPay = 0.0, int initNumDeps = 0, int initType = 0);       //  Constructor

        bool set(int newId, string newName, double newHourlyPay, int newNumDeps, int newType);
        int getId();
        string getName();
        double getHourlyPay();
        int getNumDeps();
        int getType();

};

struct PayInfo
{
    float hours,        //  Total hours worked
          otHrs,        //  Overtime hours
          tax,          //  Tax amount deducted from gross pay
          gross,        //  Total pay before tax
          net;          //  Total pay after tax
};

Employee::Employee(int initId, string initName, double initHourlyPay, int initNumDeps, int initType)
{
    bool status = set (initId, initName, initHourlyPay, initNumDeps, initType);

    if (!status)
    {
        id = 0;
        name = "";
        hourlyPay = 0.0;
        numDeps = 0;
        type = 0;
    }
}

bool Employee::set( int newId, string newName, double newHourlyPay, int newNumDeps, int newType )
{
    bool status = false;

    if (newId > 0 && newHourlyPay > 0 && newNumDeps >= 0 && newType >= 0 && newType <= 1)
    {
        status = true;
        id = newId;
        name = newName;
        hourlyPay = newHourlyPay;
        numDeps = newNumDeps;
        type = newType;
    }

    return status;
}

int Employee::getId()
{
    return id;
}

string Employee::getName()
{
    return name;
}

double Employee::getHourlyPay()
{
    return hourlyPay;
}

int Employee::getNumDeps()
{
    return numDeps;
}

int Employee::getType()
{
    return type;
}

int main()
{
    const int num = 6;          //  Sets number of employees
    Employee *emp[num];               //  Class object
    ifstream myfile;            //  Read data from file

    //  Open data file
    myfile.open("master9.txt");
    if (!myfile)
    {
        cout <<  "Error opening data file" << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        //  Input member data
        for (int i = 0; i < num; i++)
        {
            myfile >> emp[i] -> getId();
            myfile.ignore();
            getline(myfile, emp[i] -> getName(), '#');
            myfile >> emp[i] -> getHourlyPay();
            myfile >> emp[i] -> getNumDeps();
            myfile >> emp[i] -> getType();
            myfile.ignore();
        }
        myfile.close();
    }

//    //  This is to test files are being read
//    for (int j = 0; j < num; j++)
//    {
//        cout << emp[j].id << emp[j].name << emp[j].hourlyPay << emp[j].numDeps << emp[j].type << endl;
//    }

    return 0;
}

[coder777]

You cannot assign anything to the values of the get functions. I suggest that you create another member function that takes a reference to the stream as a paramter and move the things within the for loop (on line 109) within the member function.
The loop on line 109 remains but calls the member function with myfile.

[TRun]

I'm really new at this and don't have much to go by except the textbook which is not that great. I have created a class function to read the files like you suggested. When I executed the file ... I am getting error reading data file.

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

class Employee
{
    private:
        int id;             //  Employee ID
        string name;        //  Employee name
        double hourlyPay;   //  Pay per hour
        int numDeps;        //  Number of dependents
        int type;           //  Employee type

    public:
        Employee (int initId = 0, string initName = "", double initHourlyPay = 0.0, int initNumDeps = 0, int initType = 0);       //  Constructor

        void readContents(fstream &myfile);
        bool set(int newId, string newName, double newHourlyPay, int newNumDeps, int newType);

        //  Employee class set functions
        int getId()
        {   return id;           }

        string getName()
        {   return name;         }

        double getHourlyPay()
        {   return hourlyPay;    }

        int getNumDeps()
        {   return numDeps;      }

        int getType()
        {   return type;         }

};

struct PayInfo
{
    float hours,        //  Total hours worked
          otHrs,        //  Overtime hours
          tax,          //  Tax amount deducted from gross pay
          gross,        //  Total pay before tax
          net;          //  Total pay after tax
};

//  Employee class constructor
Employee::Employee(int initId, string initName, double initHourlyPay, int initNumDeps, int initType)
{
    bool status = set (initId, initName, initHourlyPay, initNumDeps, initType);

    if (!status)
    {
        id = 0;
        name = "";
        hourlyPay = 0.0;
        numDeps = 0;
        type = 0;
    }
}

//  Employee class set function
bool Employee::set( int newId, string newName, double newHourlyPay, int newNumDeps, int newType )
{
    bool status = false;

    if (newId > 0 && newHourlyPay > 0 && newNumDeps >= 0 && newType >= 0 && newType <= 1)
    {
        status = true;
        id = newId;
        name = newName;
        hourlyPay = newHourlyPay;
        numDeps = newNumDeps;
        type = newType;
    }

    return status;
}

void Employee::readContents(fstream &myfile)
{
    myfile >> id;
    getline(myfile, name, '#');
    myfile >> hourlyPay >> numDeps >> type;

    //  Test if data is read
    while (!myfile.fail())
    {
        cout << id << name << hourlyPay << numDeps << type;
    }
}

int main()
{
    const int NUM = 6;              //  Set number of employees
    Employee emp[NUM];              //  Array of class Employee
    ifstream myfile;                //  Read data from file
    float totalGross = 0.00,        //  Holds gross pay
          totalNet = 0.00;          //  Holds net pay
    const float taxRate = 0.15;     //  Constant tax rate



    //  Open data file
    myfile.open("master9.txt");
    if (!myfile)
    {
        cout <<  "Error opening data file" << endl;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < NUM; i++)
    {
        Employee readContents(myfile);
    }

    myfile.close();

    return 0;
}