Validate multiple reads
12345678910111213141516171819 | #include <sstream>
#include <string>
int main()
{
std::istringstream stream{"Chief Executive Officer\n"
"John Smith\n"
"32"};
std::string position;
std::string first_name;
std::string family_name;
int age;
if (std::getline(stream, position) &&
stream >> first_name >> family_name >> age) {
// Use values
}
} |
This pattern is licensed under the CC0 Public Domain Dedication.
Intent
Ensure that multiple stream reads are successful before using the extracted values.
Description
We create a std::istringstream as
the example input stream, which contains some values that we wish
to read (lines 6–8). This stream could be replaced by any other
input stream, such as std::cin or a file stream.
We then create some objects on lines 10–13 into which we will read
values from the stream.
In the condition of the if statement on lines 15–18, we first perform
an unformatted extraction with
std::getline (line 15)
and then a series of formatted extractions (line 16). The && operator
ensures that the condition is true only when all extractions
succeed. Short-circuiting also ensures that the second set of
extractions are only attempted if the previous extraction was
successful.
If you are reading values on multiple lines, consider reading from the stream line-by-line and then parsing each line.
