Selecting between file and cout depending on parameters

[Tayfun Ozdemir]

Hello there,

In my program If user enters console parameters I will use first
parameter as input file. If user does not enter anything I will use
default (cin).

If I were programming in C I would do that by using global FILE
pointers. Is there any better C++ looking way to that?

Example:
..
..
..
if (argc > 1) {
// use argv[1] file in all modules(cpp files)
}
else {
// continue using cin
}

Thank you so much for your time.
Tayfun Ozdemir.

[Stefan Näwe]

Tayfun Ozdemir wrote:

Hello there,

In my program If user enters console parameters I will use first
parameter as input file. If user does not enter anything I will use
default (cin).

If I were programming in C I would do that by using global FILE
pointers. Is there any better C++ looking way to that?

Example:
.
.
.
if (argc > 1) {
// use argv[1] file in all modules(cpp files)
}
else {
// continue using cin
}

Thank you so much for your time.
Tayfun Ozdemir.

//------------------------------------------
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
ofstream of;
streambuf* cout_sb = cout.rdbuf();

if(argc > 1)
{
cout.rdbuf(of.rdbuf());
of.open(argv[1]);
}
cout << "This goes to std::cout" << endl;

cout.rdbuf(cout_sb);
return 0;
}
//------------------------------------------
HTH
Stefan

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Stefan Naewe
naewe.s_AT_atlas_DOT_de

[Tayfun Ozdemir]

Stefan Näwe wrote:

Tayfun Ozdemir wrote:

Hello there,

In my program If user enters console parameters I will use first
parameter as input file. If user does not enter anything I will use
default (cin).

If I were programming in C I would do that by using global FILE
pointers. Is there any better C++ looking way to that?

Example:
.
.
.
if (argc > 1) {
// use argv[1] file in all modules(cpp files)
}
else {
// continue using cin
}

Thank you so much for your time.
Tayfun Ozdemir.

//------------------------------------------
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
ofstream of;
streambuf* cout_sb = cout.rdbuf();

if(argc > 1)
{
cout.rdbuf(of.rdbuf());
of.open(argv[1]);
}
cout << "This goes to std::cout" << endl;

cout.rdbuf(cout_sb);
return 0;
}
//------------------------------------------
HTH
Stefan

Thanx for your reply.
I am really greatful.
Tayfun Ozdemir.

[Julián Albo]

Tayfun Ozdemir wrote:

In my program If user enters console parameters I will use first
parameter as input file. If user does not enter anything I will use
default (cin).

If I were programming in C I would do that by using global FILE
pointers. Is there any better C++ looking way to that?

I use something like that:

istream input (cin.rdbuf () );
ifstream ifile;
if (! filename.empty () )
{
if (! ifile.open (filename.c_str (), ios::in) )
throw some_error;
input.rdbuf (ifile.rdbuf () );
}
// Use input
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