In this lab, you open a file and read input from that file in a prewritten C++ program. The program should read and print the names of flowers and whether they are grown in shade or sun. The data is stored in the input file named flowers.dat.
1. Open the source code file named Flowers.cpp using Notepad or the text editor of your choice.
2. Declare the variables you will need.
3. Write the C++ statements that will open the input file flowers.dat for reading.
4. Write a while loop to read the input until EOF is reached.
5. In the body of the loop, print the name of each flower and where it can be grown (sun or shade).
6. Save this source code file in a directory of your choice, and then make that directory your working directory.
7. Compile the source code file Flowers.cpp.
8. Execute the program.
Here is the flower.cpp file:
// Flowers.cpp - This program reads names of flowers and whether they are grown in shade or sun from an input // file and prints the information to the user's screen. // Input: flowers.dat. // Output: Names of flowers and the words sun or shade. #include #include #include using namespace std; int main() { // Declare variables here // Open input file // Write while loop that reads records from file. fin >> flowerName; // Print flower name fin.close(); return 0; } // End of main function
Here is the flowers.dat file:
Astilbe
Shade
Marigold
Sun
Begonia
Sun
Primrose
Shade
Cosmos
Sun
Dahlia
Sun
Geranium
Sun
Foxglove
Shade
Trillium
Shade
Pansy
Sun
Petunia
Sun
Daisy
Sun
Aster
Sun