// Ch. 13 Demo Program #2
// written by Mr. Minich
// purpose - to illustrate using getline with AP strings


#include "H:\C++\ClassFiles\apstring.h"
#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>

int main()
{
	apstring nextLine;		// a line of the user's input
	apstring fileName;		// file that the user wishes to open

	ifstream dataFile;		// points to sequential access
					//    data file chosen by user
	int numSpaces = 0;		// number of spaces in a line of input
					//    from the data file
	char nextLetter;		// a character from the line of input

	cout << "Enter a file name with its extension: ";
	cin >> fileName;

	dataFile.open(fileName.c_str());	// note the use of the c_str member function

	getline(dataFile, nextLine);	// getting the next line from the file

	for (int i = 0; i < nextLine.length(); i++)	// using the AP string class
							//    member function, length
	{
		nextLetter = nextLine[i];	// stripping off the next character
						//    from the inputted line
		if (nextLetter == ' ')	
		{				// counting the blank spaces in a line 
			numSpaces++;		//    from the file
		}

	}

	cout << "The number of spaces is " << numSpaces << endl;

	return 0;
}// end of main