utilities.h File Reference

Header file corresponding to utilities.cpp and utilities.obj, and containing specifications for the facilities in namespace Scobey. More...

#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

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Classes
class	Scobey::Menu
	For displaying menus and getting user menu choices in console applications. More...
class	Scobey::OperationCounter
	For counting operations performed by an algorithm. More...
class	Scobey::RandomGenerator
	For generating pseudorandom integer, real, character and string values. More...
class	Scobey::Stopwatch
	For measuring the time taken by an algorithm to perform its task. More...
class	Scobey::TextItems
	For displaying on-line help and other text messages in console applications. More...

Namespaces
	Scobey
	Contains one typedef, eleven named constants, fifteen free functions, and five utility classes.

Typedefs
typedef char	Scobey::String80 [81]
	Provides a legacy C-string type for holding up to 80 characters of text. More...

Functions
void	Scobey::ClearScreen (int numLines=25)
	Clears the screen (the default output stream, which is assumed by default to have 25 lines). More...
void	Scobey::DisplayOpeningScreen (const string &programmerInfo=DEFAULT_PROGRAMMER_INFO, const string &programInfo=DEFAULT_PROGRAM_INFO, int numBlankLinesBefore=11, int numBlankLinesAfter=12)
	Displays an opening screen for any console program. More...
void	Scobey::DisplayTextfile (const string &fileName, int numberOfLinesPerPause=23)
	Displays a file of text numberOfLinesPerPause lines at a time. More...
int	Scobey::gcd (int a, int b)
	Finds the greatest common divisor of two nonnegative integers, at least one of which is strictly positive. More...
bool	Scobey::isEven (int n)
	Determines if a positive integer is even. More...
bool	Scobey::isOdd (int n)
	Determines if a positive integer is odd. More...
int	Scobey::numberOfDigits (int n)
	Finds the number of digits in a positive integer. More...
void	Scobey::Pause (int indentLevel=0, string message="", int pauseNumber=0)
	Causes the program to pause and wait for the user to press Enter to continue, with default values for the indentation level, the message supplying any additional information to the user, and the pause number. More...
void	Scobey::ReadChar (const string &userPrompt, char &charValue)
	Gets a character (char) value from the user. More...
void	Scobey::ReadDouble (const string &userPrompt, double &doubleValue)
	Gets a real (double) value from the user. More...
void	Scobey::ReadInt (const string &userPrompt, int &intValue)
	Gets an integer (int) value from the user. More...
void	Scobey::ReadThisLine (const string &userPrompt, string &lineValue)
	Reads the text entered by a user on the same line as the prompt. More...
void	Scobey::ReadNextLine (const string &userPrompt, string &lineValue)
	Reads the text entered by a user on the line following the prompt. More...
void	Scobey::ReadString (const string &userPrompt, string &stringValue)
	Gets a whitespace-delimited string value from the user. More...
bool	Scobey::userSaysYes (const string &question)
	Gets the user's yes-or-no answer to a single question. More...

Variables
const string	Scobey::CARD_DECK []
	Provides 2-character representations of each of the fifty-two cards in a standard deck of cards. More...
const string	Scobey::DAYS_OF_THE_WEEK_LONG []
	Provides full names for days of the week. More...
const string	Scobey::DAYS_OF_THE_WEEK_SHORT []
	Provides 3-letter abbreviations for days of the week. More...
const string	Scobey::DEFAULT_PROGRAM_INFO
	Provides a placeholder value for a program title or brief description. More...
const string	Scobey::DEFAULT_PROGRAMMER_INFO
	Provides a placeholder value for programmer identification information. More...
const string	Scobey::MONTHS_OF_THE_YEAR_LONG []
	Provides full names for months of the year. More...
const string	Scobey::MONTHS_OF_THE_YEAR_SHORT []
	Provides 3-letter abbreviations for months of the year. More...
const string	Scobey::NAMES_3CHAR []
	Provides fifty 3-character first names, some male and some female, in alphabetical order. More...
const string	Scobey::NAMES_FAMILY []
	Provides 100 family names (surnames), ranked in order of frequency as found in the United States of America. More...
const string	Scobey::NAMES_FEMALE []
	Provides 300 female first names, ranked in order of frequency as found in the United States of America. More...
const string	Scobey::NAMES_MALE []
	A named constant containing 300 male first names, 6 per line, ranked in order of frequency as found in the United States. More...

Detailed Description

Header file corresponding to utilities.cpp and utilities.obj, and containing specifications for the facilities in namespace Scobey.

Author

P. Scobey

Date

Friday, September 5, 2014

Version

VS2013.0