sscanf and c++!

[Mike]

hey ...

is there a better way in ansi c++ for parsing strings similar to how
old c uses sscanf? a function that uses std::string instead of old char's.

have seen some extensions like the boost library but I want to keep
as standard as possible.

thanks

- mike -

 

[John Harrison]

hey ...

is there a better way in ansi c++ for parsing strings similar to how
old c uses sscanf? a function that uses std::string instead of old char's.

You can use sscanf with strings

sscanf(str.c_str(), ...);

have seen some extensions like the boost library but I want to keep
as standard as possible.

boost is not an extension, its a portable freely redistributable library.

john

 

[Russell Hanneken]

is there a better way in ansi c++ for parsing strings similar to how
old c uses sscanf? a function that uses std::string instead of old char's.

Look up istringstream.

 

[Mike]

sorry didnt mean an extension, library of course! will look into the
istringstream ... thanks!