/******************************************************************************************
ex3.cpp
Find the oldest person in the list
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
// class definition
class person {
public:
string first;
string last;
int age;
};
// prototypes
int indexOfOldest(person [], int size);
void readFile(string filename, person [], const int maximum, int& size);
void showPeople(person [], const int size);
// MAIN!
void main() {
int count=0;
const int maxsize=100;
person people[maxsize];
string filename;
cout << "Enter the file to read: ";
cin >> filename;
readFile(filename, people, maxsize, count);
int oldest = indexOfOldest(people, count);
cout << "The oldest is " << people[oldest].first << ' ' << people[oldest].last
<< ", who is " << people[oldest].age << " years old.";
}
//------- Find the oldest person in the list ------
int indexOfOldest(person list[], int size) {
int oldestAge = list[0].age;
int oldestPos = 0;
for (int i = 1; i < size; i++)
if (list[i].age > oldestAge) {
oldestAge = list[i].age;
oldestPos = i;
}
return oldestPos;
}
//------- display the whole list ------
void showPeople(person people[], const int size) {
for (int i=0; i < size; i++) {
cout << people[i].last << ", " << people[i].first << " (" << people[i].age << ")\n";
}
}
//------- fill each person in the list from a file ------
void readFile(string filename, person people[], const int maximum, int& size) {
ifstream fin(filename.c_str());
for (int i=0; i < maximum; i++) {
if(fin >> people[i].last >> people[i].first >> people[i].age)
size++;
}
}