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ArrayMaster.h///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include<iostream>
#include<sstream>
using namespace std;

class ArrayMaster{
    private:
    public:
    int capacity;
    ArrayMaster();
    ~ArrayMaster();
    item **pitem;//2 stars to know that this pointer points to a pointer
    item **temppitem;
    //int returnCapacity();
    void storeItem(string catagory,string description, string priority);
    string returnBoxContents(bool detailed=0, int menuChoice=0, bool all=0);
    void resize(int &capacity, int newcapacity);
    void deleteItem(int menuChoice);
    void loadFile();
    void saveToFile();
};


ArrayMaster.cpp/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include"ArrayMaster.h"

ArrayMaster::ArrayMaster(){
    pitem = new item*[1];//a pointer to an array of pointers the size of item objects
    pitem[0]=&item();/**/
}
void ArrayMaster::resize(int &capacity, int newcapacity){//got to keep capacity updated
    capacity=newcapacity;
    temppitem = new item*[capacity];
    for (int i=0; i<capacity; i++){
        pitem[i] = temppitem[i];
    }
    delete [] pitem;
    pitem=temppitem;
}

void ArrayMaster::storeItem(string catagory
                        ,string description, string priority){
    if(capacity>1){
        resize(capacity,capacity++);
        (*pitem)[capacity].setAll(catagory, description, priority);
    }
    else (*pitem)[0].setAll(catagory, description, priority);
}
string ArrayMaster::returnBoxContents(bool detailed, int menuChoice, bool all){
    stringstream itemInformation;
    do{
        if (menuChoice<capacity){
            itemInformation <<"\nItem Number: "<<menuChoice<<endl;
            itemInformation <<"Catagory: "<<(*pitem)[menuChoice].getcatagory()<<endl;
            if (detailed == true){
                itemInformation <<"Description: "<<(*pitem)[menuChoice].getdescription()<<endl;
                itemInformation <<"Priority: "<<(*pitem)[menuChoice].getpriority()<<endl;
            }
        }
        else{ itemInformation <<"\nItem "<<menuChoice<<" does not exist!"<<endl;
        }
        menuChoice++;
        if (menuChoice==capacity){
            all=0;
        }
    return itemInformation.str();
    }while (all==1);
}

void ArrayMaster::deleteItem(int focus){
    int shifts=capacity-focus;//shifts is the number of times to redirect pointers
    for(int i=1;i<shifts;i++){
        pitem[focus] = pitem[focus++];
    }
    pitem[focus] = NULL;
    resize(capacity, capacity-1);
}
void ArrayMaster::loadFile(){
    ifstream inStream;
    inStream.open("defaultSettingFile.txt");
    string catagory, description, priority;
    while(!inStream.eof()){
        inStream >>catagory>>description>>priority;
        storeItem(catagory,description, priority);
    }
    inStream.close();
}

void ArrayMaster::saveToFile(){//this does NOT erase file prior to saving.
    ofstream outStream;
    outStream.open("userFile.txt");
    int counter=0;
    while(counter<capacity){
        outStream<<(*pitem)[counter].getcatagory()<<endl;
        outStream<<(*pitem)[counter].getdescription()<<endl;
        outStream<<(*pitem)[counter].getpriority()<<endl;
        counter++;
    }
}

//int ArrayMaster::returnCapacity(){
  //  return capacity;
//}


ArrayMaster::~ArrayMaster(){
    delete [] pitem;
}

Item.h///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#pragma once
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class item{
    private:

    public:
string catagory, description, priority;
        item(string catagory="",
                string description="", string priority="");
        string getcatagory();
        string getdescription();
        string getpriority();
        void setAll(string newcatagory, string newdescription,
                    string newpriority);




};

Item.cpp////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#include "Item.h"

item::item(string catagory,
            string description, string priority){

}

void item::setAll(string newcatagory, string newdescription,
                    string newpriority){
    string catagory=newcatagory;
    string description=newdescription;
    string priority=newpriority;
}

string item::getcatagory(){
    return catagory;
}

string item::getdescription(){
    return description;
}

string item::getpriority(){
    return priority;
}