main.cpp

//preprocessor directives - libraries and classes used
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>

#define MAX_SYMBOL_SIZE 5

#include "stock.cpp"
#include "stocklist.cpp"

//prototypes of  >>Stock and <<Stocklist operators
std::ifstream& operator>>(std::ifstream& fin, Stock& stock);
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, StockList& sl);

int main()
{
    //Create an object of stocklist
    //This will load and store the stocks listed in the file
    StockList sl;

    //if data can be loaded
    if (sl.load("StockData.txt\0") == true)
    {
        //sort the list and output it using the overloaded << operator
        sl.sort();
        std::cout << sl;
        return 0;
    }

    //if data could not be loaded.
    else
    {
        std::cout << "\nUnable to open file.\n";
        return 1;
    }
}

//overload >>Stock to parse a line and store in the correct member data
std::ifstream& operator >>(std::ifstream& is, Stock &stock)
{
    is  >> stock.symbol
        >> stock.openingPrice
        >> stock.closingPrice
        >> stock.todayHigh
        >> stock.todayLow
        >> stock.prevClose
        >> stock.volume;

    return is;
}
//overload <<Stocklist to print the list of Stocks
std::ostream& operator <<(std::ostream &os, StockList &sl)
{
    sl.print();
    return os;
}