Re: Write a class to be used with cin/cout
On May 15, 12:31 pm, Paulo da Silva <psdasil...@esotericaX.ptX> wrote:
I am writing a "string" class and I would like to be able to do things like
MyString s;
cin >> s;
cout << s;
How can I do this?
I think the way to go is something like this:
friend istream &operator >> (istream &is,MyString &st);
There's no need for friendship if the function only uses the public
interface of both classes, but if you do need friendship, it has to go
in the class body itself.
istream &operator >> (istream &is,MyString &st)
{ ...
is.get(st.buffer,st.allocLen-1);
st.len=is.gcount();
...
return is;
}
But how much do I have to alloc? Is there a way to read until the buffer
is full, then, if needed, expand the buffer and continue reading?
I assume this is homework. If it's not, use std::string instead (or at
least lookup Alexandrescu's flex_string class that gives you a variety
of other options). No need to re-invent the wheel unless your
professor requires it.
As for how to grow the string, we don't really know anything about
MyString's interface, so it's hard to say. See FAQ 5.8.
Cheers! --M
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