Re: convert string into an array

From:
"Jim Langston" <tazmaster@rocketmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 13:46:33 -0700
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"Sudzzz" <sudeep.umich@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jul 3, 3:41 pm, "Victor Bazarov" <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:

Sudzzz wrote:

I'm trying to convert a string something like this
"{201,23,240,56,23,45,34,23}" into an array in C++
Please help.


We're happy to help. What have you done so far and what
are the problems? Read the FAQ, especially section 5.

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Currently I have a string "{201,23,240,56,23,45,34,23}" which changes
frequently (possibly at 3Hz). The numbers can be any number having
less than 4 digits. I want to take this string and place it in an
array so that I can use for certain computational purposes. I've
looked through different possibilities one of which would involve an
extensive string comparison, atoi(), append to array sort of
algorithm. However I realized that when we input arrays c++ accepts it
in the same form as above and then I thought whether I could simulate c
++ input this string when asked for an array.
I don't know where to start.


I would use a stringstream. Output of following program is:

201 23 240 56 23 45 34 23

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

int main()
{
    std::string str_array = "{201,23,240,56,23,45,34,23}";
    std::stringstream Buffer;
    Buffer << str_array;
    char Trash;
    Buffer >> Trash; // Throw away (
    int Value;
    std::vector<int> Data;
    while ( Buffer >> Value )
    {
        Data.push_back( Value );
        Buffer >> Trash; // Throw away , or )
    }

    // Display vector data
    for ( std::vector<int>::iterator it = Data.begin(); it != Data.end();
++it )
        std::cout << *it << " ";

}

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