parser

// Written by Garrett Gutierrez
// For use in CSE240

#include <iostream>
// Include fstream to import file reading functions.
#include <fstream>
// Include string to do string operations.
#include <string>

using namespace std;

// Forward Declarations

void parseMethod1();
void parseMethod2();

int main()
{
    char choice;
    do{
        cout << "Select parsing method" << endl;
        cout << "(1) For using getline with delimeters" << endl;
        cout << "(2) For using line parser" << endl;
        cout << "(0) To quit" << endl;

        choice = getc(stdin);
        cout << "\n";
        if (choice == '1')
            parseMethod1();
        else if (choice == '2')
            parseMethod2();
        else
        {
            cout << "Incorrect input\n" << endl;
            cin.ignore();
        }

    } while (choice != '0');
    return 0;
}

// This function uses multiple get lines to read from the file
void parseMethod1()
{
    // Declare object to read file. Enter the name of the file.csv you want to read from.
    ifstream file("parsing.csv");
    // These strings are declared to store the parsed data. There should be one variable per column of data
    string firstName, lastName, eyeColor, height, weight, DOB;
    int heightValue;
    float weightValue;

    // If the file is readable
    if (file.is_open())
    {
        // Keep reading until the delimeter. In this case, it is '/'
        while (getline(file, firstName, ','))
        {
            getline(file, lastName, ',');
            getline(file, eyeColor, ',');
            getline(file, height, ',');
            getline(file, weight, ',');
            getline(file, DOB, ',');

            // Convert string to an integer
            heightValue = stoi(height);
            // Convert string to a float
            weightValue = stof(weight);

            cout << firstName << ' ' << lastName << endl;
            cout << "Eye color: " << eyeColor << endl;
            cout << "Height in inches: " << heightValue << endl;
            cout << "Weight in lbs: " << weightValue << endl;
            cout << "Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY): " << DOB << "\n" << endl;

        }
        // Always close a file when done reading.
        file.close();
    }
    else
        cout << "Unable to open file" << endl;
    // Consumes extra newline at the end
    cin.ignore();
};

// This method gets an entire row from the file, then parses it for the desired information.
void parseMethod2()
{
    // Declare object to read file. Enter the name of the file.csv you want to read from.
    ifstream file("parsing.csv");
    // These strings are declared to store the parsed data. There should be one variable per column of data
    string input,firstName, lastName, eyeColor, height, weight, DOB;
    // Specify the delimeter for parsing
    string delimeter = ",";
    int heightValue;
    float weightValue;

    // If the file is readable
    if (file.is_open())
    {
        // Keep reading until the end of line.
        while (getline(file, input, '\n'))
        {
            // Read the input string until the delimeter is found.
            firstName = input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());
            // Erase the parsed input so that it is not read again

            lastName = input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());

            eyeColor = input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());

            height = input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());

            weight= input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());

            DOB = input.substr(0, input.find(delimeter));
            input.erase(0, input.find(delimeter) + delimeter.length());

            // Convert string to an integer
            heightValue = stoi(height);
            // Convert string to a float
            weightValue = stof(weight);

            cout << firstName << ' ' << lastName << endl;
            cout << "Eye color: " << eyeColor << endl;
            cout << "Height in inches: " << heightValue << endl;
            cout << "Weight in lbs: " << weightValue << endl;
            cout << "Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY): " << DOB << "\n" << endl;

        }
        // Always close a file when done reading.
        file.close();
    }
    else
        cout << "Unable to open file" << endl;
    // Consumes extra newline character at end
    cin.ignore();
};