consolereader.h File Reference

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <sstream>
#include <functional>

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Classes
class	InvalidValue
	Exception thrown when an invalid value is read from the console. More...
class	EOFCharacterValue
	Exception thrown when Ctrl+Z (Windows) or Ctrl+D (Linux) is pressed in the console. More...

Functions
template<typename T >
T	ReadValue (const std::string &prompt, std::function< bool(T)> validator)
	Reads a value of the given type T from the console.
template<typename T >
T	ReadValue (const std::string &prompt)
	See ReadValue<T>(const std::string&, std::function<bool(T)>)
template<>
std::string	ReadValue< std::string > (const std::string &prompt, std::function< bool(std::string)> validator)

Function Documentation

template<typename T >

T ReadValue	(	const std::string &	prompt,
		std::function< bool(T)>	validator
	)

Reads a value of the given type T from the console.

Parameters

prompt	Message to display before requiring a value to be entered in the console
validator	A function that accepts that read value as argument and it must return true for the value to be considered valid int value = ReadValue<int>("Age: ", [](int val) { return val > 0 && val < 150; }

template<typename T >

T ReadValue

(

const std::string &

prompt

)

See ReadValue<T>(const std::string&, std::function<bool(T)>)

template<>

std::string ReadValue< std::string >	(	const std::string &	prompt,
		std::function< bool(std::string)>	validator
	)