Taking a text file and assigning the individual lines to a class

[Jesster125]

I am trying to take a text file with names and addresses and place them into already created classes such as Name and Address( Street, city, state, zip code). Much help needed!

[workman845]

Well I'd start with using fstream to start reading the file, then I'd have it break once it's read a name/address, save it, then keep going.

[Jesster125]

This is what I have

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream> // for file I/O
#include <cstdlib> // for exit()
#include <string>

using namespace std;

Venue* Create_Venue()
{
char name_[Venue::MAX_VENUE_NAME+1];
Address address_;
cin >> name_;
return new Venue(name_, address_);
}

int main()
{
using namespace std;
string filename;
ifstream infile;
char input_line[1000];

cout << "This is a Venvue Sort Program\n";
cout << "Name for input file: ";
cin >> filename;


cout << /*num_venues <<*/ "\n venues read from file" << endl;

cout << "Venues before sort: " << endl;

infile.open(filename.c_str() );

if (!infile.is_open())
{
cout << "Failed to open file\n";
cin.get(); // Keep window open.
cin.get();
exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
}

// Input file is open
while (infile.good())
{
infile.getline(input_line, 1000);
cout << input_line << endl;
}

if (infile.eof())
{
cout << endl << "End of file \n";
}
else
{
cout << endl << "Error reading file\n";
}

infile.close();

cout << "Normal termination\n";
cin.get(); // Keep window open.
cin.get();
return 0;
}

[Jesster125]

and the text file is

test.txt

Carol Morsani Hall
1010 North W.C. MacInnes Place
Tampa
FL
33602
Tampa Theatre
711 N Franklin Street
Tampa
FL
33602
1-800-ASK_GARY Amphitheatre
4802 N US Highway 301
Tampa
FL
33610
St. Pete Times Forum
401 Channelside Dr
Tampa
FL
33602
The Tampa Improv
1600 E 8th Ave
Tampa
FL
33605
Skipper's Smokehouse
910 Skipper Road
Tampa
FL
33613

[Jesster125]

How do I create an array of char to store them?

[workman845]

I'd use a vector of char personally... and then do something like this:

vector<char> v;

....

while (infile.good())
{
infile.getline(input_line, 1000);
v.push_back(input_line);
}

Are you allowed to use vectors?

[sohguanh]

vector<char> can only store that many. I look at his input file I feel vector<string> should be a better data structure instead.

Of even better, vector<MyClass> where he define MyClass to be a C++ class that contain addresses, names etc.