How do i read the first line of integers separated by spaces from a text file in c++?

Question

I am a beginner in c++ coding and i have an assignment for my class. I am trying to read the first line of integers separated by spaces 2 spaces in the file (cannot use arrays or vectors). I have seen many tutorials telling me to use getline () and simply reading each and every integer and storing it into its own variable, but neither method has been working for me. Does anybody have a way to read in the first line with a while loop and have it so that I can then find the maximum and minimum values from the line, as well as calculate the average EXCLUDING the maximum and minimum values?

sample input i was instructed to analyze is as follows

5  7  9  8  7
30032
51111
52000
42000
9  8  6  3  7
70000
23765
24000
41004

Here is what I have so far.

{
    void PrintIntro (); {
        cout << "*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-" <<endl;
        cout << "Welcome to Tallahassee Idol!  Where Stars are Born!!!" <<endl;
        cout << "*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-" <<endl<<endl;
    }

    /*******************************************************************************/

    void OpenFile (); {

        ifstream myFile;                // filestream for input file 
        string fileName;                // string for user to input filename

        cout <<"Enter a valid filename (no blanks please): ";
        cin >> fileName;

        myFile.open(fileName);

        while (!myFile) {
            cout << "Please re-enter a valid filename: "<<endl<<endl;
            cin >> fileName;
            myFile.open(fileName);
              
        }
    }

    /*******************************************************************************/

    void GetJudgeScore1 (); {
        ifstream myFile;                    // filestream for input file 
        string fileName;                    // string for user to input filename

        int player1Total = 0;               // total score for player 1
        int player1Average = 0;             // average for player 1
        int highScore1 = 0;                 // highest score to be excluded
        int lowScore1 = 100;                // lowest score to be excluded
        const int judgeAmt = 5;

        

        cout << "Processing Judge Data for Contestant 1" <<endl;
        cout << "=====================================" <<endl;
        cout << "Judge scores are: ";

        if (myFile.is_open()){              // if the file is open, read data in
                                            // here is where i ran into problems
            }
        }              
        
    
        return 0;
    }

Answer 1

You can use a combination of std::string and std::istringstream and std::getline to iterate through the different integers in the line as shown below. The explanation is given in the comments.

#include <iostream>
#include<string>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <climits>
int main()
{
    std::string line;//for storing a single line 
     
    int max = INT_MIN, min = INT_MAX, num = 0, count =0;
    std::ifstream inFile("input.txt");
    if(inFile)
    {
        while(std::getline(inFile, line))//go line by line
        {
            
            std::istringstream ss(line);
            while(ss >> num)//go number by number 
            {
                if(num > max)
                {
                    max = num;//update the maximum
                }
                if(num < min)
                {
                    min = num; //update the minimum
                }
                ++count;
                
            }
            //you can add an if statement here to print the result only if count > 1
            std::cout<<"max is: "<<max<<std::endl;
            std::cout<<"min is: "<<min<<std::endl;
        
           
            count = 0;        //make the count 0 for next iteration
            max   = INT_MIN; //reset max 
            min   = INT_MAX; //reset min
            std::cout<<"----------------------"<<std::endl;
        }
    }
    else 
    {
        std::cout<<"input file cannot be opened"<<std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

The output of the above program can be seen here:

max is: 9
min is: 5
----------------------
max is: 30032
min is: 30032
----------------------
max is: 51111
min is: 51111
----------------------
max is: 52000
min is: 52000
----------------------
max is: 42000
min is: 42000
----------------------
max is: 9
min is: 3
----------------------
max is: 70000
min is: 70000
----------------------
max is: 23765
min is: 23765
----------------------
max is: 24000
min is: 24000
----------------------
max is: 41004
min is: 41004
----------------------

Method 2

By looking at your comments below, it seems you do not want(or not allowed) to use climits. The below program shows how you can find the max and min without using climits.

#include <iostream>
#include<string>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
int main()
{
    std::string line;//for storing a single line 
    std::string numWord; //for storing a single number as std::string 
    int max = 0, min = 0, num = 0, count =0;
    std::ifstream inFile("input.txt");
    if(inFile)
    {
        while(std::getline(inFile, line))//go line by line
        {

            std::istringstream ss(line);
            
            //read the first number in max and min 
            ss >> max; 
            min = max;
            
            while(ss >> num)//go number by number 
            {
                if(num > max)
                {
                    max = num;//update the maximum
                }
                if(num < min)
                {
                    min = num; //update the minimum
                }
                ++count;

            }
            //you can add an if statement here to print the result only if count > 1
            std::cout<<"max is: "<<max<<std::endl;
            std::cout<<"min is: "<<min<<std::endl;


            count = 0;        //make the count 0 for next iteration
            max   = 0; //reset max 
            min   = 0; //reset min
            std::cout<<"----------------------"<<std::endl;
        }
    }
    else 
    {
        std::cout<<"input file cannot be opened"<<std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

The output of the above program can be seen here.

Note

Since this is a homework problem, i am skipping finding out the average of the numbers so that you can modify the above program accordingly and so that i don't give the whole solution myself. Note that since your requirement is that not to use std::vector or arrays, i haven't used them in my program.

Hint:(for finding average) Add a variable called sum or average and add value of variable num to it inside the while loop.

Answer 2

I am unsure as to what you mean by "cannot use arrays or vectors." The following code will read each line and save it to a string, convert it, and add it to an integer array, for easier storage. You could use multiple variables instead.

#include <fstream>
#include <string>

void getData() {
   std::string output;
   int i = 0, data[10]; // Pre-defined array size, looking at your data set.
   std::ifstream myFile;

   myFile.open("Path\\To\\Your\\File.txt", ios::in);
   while(getline(myFile, output))
   {
       data[i] = std::stoi(output);
       i++;
       std::cout << data[i] << "\n";
   }
   myFile.close();
}

Output:

57987

30032

51111

52000

42000

98637

70000

23765

24000

41004