Re: argv[] comparison
* kaferro@hotmail.com:
What is the safest way to make an argv[] comparison? The code below
works.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
string test;
if(argc>1)
test = argv[1];
if(test=="NKDT")
cout << "\nComparison is true. Have program do something.\n";
else
cout << "\nComparison is false. Have program do something else.\n";
return 0;
}
Do the following:
#include <iostream>
#include <cstddef>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <stdexcept>
typedef std::vector<std::string> StringVector;
bool throwX( char const s[] ) { throw std::runtime_error( s ); }
void cppMain( StringVector const& arguments )
{
arguments.size() > 1
|| throwX( "usage: myprog ARG1" );
if( arguments.at(1) == "NKDT" )
{
// Do something.
}
else
{
// Do something else.
}
}
int main( int n, char* a[] )
{
try
{
cppMain( StringVector( a, a+n ) );
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
catch( std::exception const& x )
{
std::cerr << "!" << x.what() << std::endl;
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
}
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