[tshauck]

I'm trying to to utilize more functions in this program so it will be easier to reuse parts later on. Basically what I'm trying to do is change my show_all function

void show_all(vector<stock> stocks)
{
	vector<stock>::iterator AccessStocks;

	for(AccessStocks = stocks.begin(); AccessStocks != stocks.end(); AccessStocks++)
	{
		cout<<endl<<"Ticker: "<<AccessStocks->GetTicker()<<endl;
		cout<<"Date: "<<AccessStocks->GetDate()<<endl;
		cout<<"Open: "<<AccessStocks->GetOpen()<<endl;
		cout<<"High: "<<AccessStocks->GetHigh()<<endl;
		cout<<"Low: "<<AccessStocks->GetLow()<<endl;
		cout<<"Close: "<<AccessStocks->GetClose()<<endl;
		cout<<"Volume: "<<AccessStocks->GetVolume()<<endl;
	}
}

To a function that will upon a switch statement will allow for searches by different criteria like ticker, date, etc.

Essentially I have the function for search by ticker:

void find(vector<stock> stocks)
{
	vector<stock>::iterator AccessStocks;

	string search;

	cout<<"Enter the stock you'd like to search for";
	cin>>search;

	for(AccessStocks = stocks.begin(); AccessStocks != stocks.end(); AccessStocks++)
	{
		if(AccessStocks->GetTicker() == search)
		{
			cout<<endl<<"Ticker: "<<AccessStocks->GetTicker()<<endl;
			cout<<"Date: "<<AccessStocks->GetDate()<<endl;
			cout<<"Open: "<<AccessStocks->GetOpen()<<endl;
			cout<<"High: "<<AccessStocks->GetHigh()<<endl;
			cout<<"Low: "<<AccessStocks->GetLow()<<endl;
			cout<<"Close: "<<AccessStocks->GetClose()<<endl;
			cout<<"Volume: "<<AccessStocks->GetVolume()<<endl;
		}
	}
}

But I know that all of these will have [code]AccessStocks->...[code] so I want to pass the pointer to AccessStocks into a function however I don't really know how to do this.

[crazyjugglerdrummer]

When I first tried something like this I made a function that took an AccessStock* and displayed all its values. But that completely violates acessbility specification and everything has to be public. Make a public member function of AcessesStock that displays all its contents.

[KYA]

Any chance the functions can be part of a class? Then you could have the iterator as a class member and all of your problems are solved.

[Dantheman]

Use the visitor pattern.