Removing Spaces and Punctuations From a Line

[bigbenwallace]

I was wondering if someone can show me how to remove spacing and punctuations from a line of input using character functions(such as is punct., is space) I also want to use a for loop to do it. I just don't know where to start on this. I think I should use if statements stating if(i is space) then remove it but im not sure how too do that.

Thanks,

[sivadhas2006]

Hi,

Can you post your program whatever you have tried to do that?

Regards,
M.Sivadhas.

[bigbenwallace]

yeah no problem.
for(i=0; i<str.size(); ++i)
{
if(i is punct.)
str.erase(i,1)
if(i is space)
str.erase(i,1)
}

[Banfa]

That is not that bad a start, however you only want to increment i if you haven't erased a character

[bigbenwallace]

I think I am going to create a temporary string:

string CleanString (string old, int& numspaces, int& numpunct)
{
string newold;
for(int i=0; i<old.size(); ++i)
{

if(!isspace(old[i]) || !ispunct(old[i]))
newold = newold+old[i];
}

[Banfa]

I think I am going to create a temporary string:

Not a bad plan but

1. initialise newold to ""

2. newold = newold+old[i]; would be better written

newold += old[i];

as it doesn't envolve the creation of a temporary string for the expression.

[bigbenwallace]

[QUOTE=Banfa]Not a bad plan but

1. initialise newold to ""

2. newold = newold+old[i]; would be better written

newold += old[i];

as it doesn't envolve the creation of a temporary string for the expression.[/QUOTE

Thanks for the help