PracticeDev/study_cpp/cpp_primer_source_code/Chapter 12/sayings2.cpp

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// sayings2.cpp -- using pointers to objects
// compile with string1.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib> // (or stdlib.h) for rand(), srand()
#include <ctime> // (or time.h) for time()
#include "string1.h"
const int ArSize = 10;
const int MaxLen = 81;
int main()
{
using namespace std;
String name;
cout <<"Hi, what's your name?\n>> ";
cin >> name;
cout << name << ", please enter up to " << ArSize
<< " short sayings <empty line to quit>:\n";
String sayings[ArSize];
char temp[MaxLen]; // temporary string storage
int i;
for (i = 0; i < ArSize; i++)
{
cout << i+1 << ": ";
cin.get(temp, MaxLen);
while (cin && cin.get() != '\n')
continue;
if (!cin || temp[0] == '\0') // empty line?
break; // i not incremented
else
sayings[i] = temp; // overloaded assignment
}
int total = i; // total # of lines read
if (total > 0)
{
cout << "Here are your sayings:\n";
for (i = 0; i < total; i++)
cout << sayings[i] << "\n";
// use pointers to keep track of shortest, first strings
String * shortest = &sayings[0]; // initialize to first object
String * first = &sayings[0];
for (i = 1; i < total; i++)
{
if (sayings[i].length() < shortest->length())
shortest = &sayings[i];
if (sayings[i] < *first) // compare values
first = &sayings[i]; // assign address
}
cout << "Shortest saying:\n" << * shortest << endl;
cout << "First alphabetically:\n" << * first << endl;
srand(time(0));
int choice = rand() % total; // pick index at random
// use new to create, initialize new String object
String * favorite = new String(sayings[choice]);
cout << "My favorite saying:\n" << *favorite << endl;
delete favorite;
}
else
cout << "Not much to say, eh?\n";
cout << "Bye.\n";
// keep window open
/* if (!cin)
cin.clear();
while (cin.get() != '\n')
continue;
cin.get();
*/
return 0;
}