How to iterate through a list of objects in C++?
Solution 1:
You're close.
std::list<Student>::iterator it;
for (it = data.begin(); it != data.end(); ++it){
std::cout << it->name;
}
Note that you can define it
inside the for
loop:
for (std::list<Student>::iterator it = data.begin(); it != data.end(); ++it){
std::cout << it->name;
}
And if you are using C++11 then you can use a range-based for
loop instead:
for (auto const& i : data) {
std::cout << i.name;
}
Here auto
automatically deduces the correct type. You could have written Student const& i
instead.
Solution 2:
Since C++ 11, you could do the following:
for(const auto& student : data)
{
std::cout << student.name << std::endl;
}
Solution 3:
-> it works like pointer u don't have to use *
for( list<student>::iterator iter= data.begin(); iter != data.end(); iter++ )
cout<<iter->name; //'iter' not 'it'
Solution 4:
It is also worth to mention, that if you DO NOT intent to modify the values of the list, it is possible (and better) to use the const_iterator
, as follows:
for (std::list<Student>::const_iterator it = data.begin(); it != data.end(); ++it){
// do whatever you wish but don't modify the list elements
std::cout << it->name;
}
Solution 5:
if you add an #include <algorithm>
then you can use the for_each
function and a lambda function like so:
for_each(data.begin(), data.end(), [](Student *it)
{
std::cout<<it->name;
});
you can read more about the algorithm library at https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/algorithm
and about lambda functions in cpp at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/lambda-expressions-in-cpp?view=vs-2019