reading line by line from txt file

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Here's something similar that works.


input File:

Tommy$Gunn
Bobby$Smither
William$Hammet
Shenna$North
Robert$Stillskin
Walter$Mellon

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

struct Name
{
    std::string first ;
    std::string last ;
};

std::ifstream & read_name( std::ifstream& in, Name& name )
{
    std::getline( in, name.first, '$' ) ;
    std::getline( in, name.last ) ;
    return in ;
}

std::ostream& display( std::ostream& out, const Name& name )
{
    return out << name.last << ", " << name.first ;
}

int main()
{
    std::vector<Name> names ;

    std::ifstream file("names.txt") ;

    Name input ;

    while ( read_name(file, input) )
        names.push_back(input) ;

    std::cout << names.size() << " names read in.\n" ;

    for ( unsigned i = 0 ; i < names.size() ;  ++i )
        display(std::cout, names[i]) << '\n' ;
}