Searching by Last Name

[3bXy6Up4]

Hi everyone. I have an assignment to create an address book in c++ where you can enter contact information and then search all entries via last name. I am trouble figuring out how to write a function that will be able to search an entry by last name. Any help would be appreciated.Here is my code so far:

#include <iostream>
using namespace::std;

class addBook {
   public:                
      addBook() ; 
      void mainMenu();     
      void addEntry() ;    
   //   void searchEntry ;   
   //   void deleteEntry ;   
    //  void DisplayData ; 

   private:               
      int recordID;
      char firstName[ 15 ] ; 
      char lastName[ 15 ] ;  
      char birthday[ 15 ] ;
      char phone[ 15 ] ;   
      char email[ 15 ] ;  
};
int  mainMenu();
void addEntry();
void searchEntry();
void displayAll();

void displayAll(){
}
void searchEntry (){
}

void addEntry (){
     cout << "Enter First Name: ";
     char firstName [15];
     cin >> firstName;
     cout << "Enter Last Name: ";
     char lastName [15];
     cin >> lastName;
     cout << "Enter Date of Birth: ";
     char birthday [15];
     cin >> birthday;
     cout << "Enter Phone Number: ";
     char phone [15];
     cin >> phone;
     cout << "Enter Email: ";
     char email [15];
     cin >> email;
     mainMenu();
}
int  mainMenu (){
      cout << "+-----------------------------------------+" << endl;
      cout << "|   Address Book Menu                     |" << endl;
      cout << "|                                         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 1- Add an entry                         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 2- Search an entry by last name         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 3- Display all entries                  |" << endl;
      cout << "| 4- Exit                                 |" << endl;
      cout << "|                                         |" << endl;
      cout << "+-----------------------------------------+" << endl;

          cout << " " << endl;
          cout << "Please enter a number for one of the above options." << endl;
	  int num;
	  cin >> num;
            if (num == 1){
		addEntry ();
		}
	    else if (num == 2){
		searchEntry ();
		}
	    else if (num == 3){
		displayAll ();
		}
	    else if (num == 4){
		return 0;
		}
     
}


int main (){
	mainMenu ();
	return 0;
}

[Kikiman]

This should let you get started :

#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>

using namespace std;

class addBook
{
   public : 
   addBook() // constructor
   {
      count = 0;
   }

   void addEntry();
   void displayAll();

   // Display a specific entry

   void displayEntry(int i);
   void searchEntry();

   // You should wrap all members into a struct

   struct entry_struct
   {
         char firstName[ 15 ] ; 
         char lastName[ 15 ] ;  
         char birthday[ 15 ] ;
         char phone[ 15 ] ;   
         char email[ 15 ] ;  
   };

   // An array is required if you want multiple entries

   entry_struct entries[100];
   unsigned int count;
};


void addBook::addEntry()
{
     cout << "Entry number " << (count + 1) << " : " << endl;
     
     cout << "Enter First Name: ";
     cin >> entries[count].firstName;

     cout << "Enter Last Name: ";
     cin >> entries[count].lastName;

     cout << "Enter Date of Birth: ";
     cin >> entries[count].birthday;

     cout << "Enter Phone Number: ";
     cin >> entries[count].phone;

     cout << "Enter Email: ";
     cin >> entries[count].email;
     
     ++count; // add an entry
}


void addBook::displayEntry(int i)
{
	cout << "Entry[" << i + 1 << "] : " << endl;
	cout << "First name : " << entries[i].firstName << endl;
	cout << "Last name : " << entries[i].lastName << endl;
	cout << "Date of birth : " << entries[i].birthday << endl;
	cout << "Phone number : " << entries[i].phone << endl;
	cout << "Email: " << entries[i].email << endl;
}


void addBook::displayAll()
{
	cout << "Number of entries : " << count << endl;
	for(int i = 0;i < count;++i)displayEntry(i);	
}

void addBook::searchEntry()
{
   char lastname[32];
   cout << "Enter last name : ";
   cin >> lastname;

   for(int i = 0;i < count;++i)
   {
      if(strcmp(lastname, entries[i].lastName) == 0)
      {
         cout << "Found ";
         displayEntry(i);
         cout << endl;
      }
   }
}


// Your class
addBook my_book;

int mainMenu()
{
   int num;
   bool bQuit = false;

   // Put all your code into a while loop.
   while(bQuit == false)
   {
      system("cls"); // clear screen

      cout << "+-----------------------------------------+" << endl;
      cout << "|   Address Book Menu                     |" << endl;
      cout << "|                                         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 1- Add an entry                         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 2- Search an entry by last name         |" << endl;
      cout << "| 3- Display all entries                  |" << endl;
      cout << "| 4- Exit                                 |" << endl;
      cout << "|                                         |" << endl;
      cout << "+-----------------------------------------+" << endl;

      cout << " " << endl;
      cout << "Please enter a number for one of the above options." << endl;
      cout << "Your choice : ";
      cin >> num;
      cout << endl;


      if (num == 1)my_book.addEntry();
      else if (num == 2)my_book.searchEntry();
      else if (num == 3)my_book.displayAll();
      else if (num == 4)bQuit = true;
      else cout << "Invalid choice. Please try again" << endl;

      cout << endl;
      system("pause");
   }

   return 0;
}

int main (){
	mainMenu();
	return 0;
}