Cannot figure out constructor errors - c++

Question

I have come across a couple of compiler errors in my code where it is saying. I have been working on this assignment and these seem to be the last two errors that I am comming across and would love some help on why it will not compile, I just want to go to bed :(
main.cpp:103:29: error: in c++98 'actors' must be initialized by constructor, not by '{...}'
list<string> actors = {};
and
main.cpp:138:19: warning: extended initializer lists only available with -std=c++11 or -std=gnu++11 [enabled by default]
actors = {};
Below is a copy of my two files! Thank you!
#include <iostream>
#include <list>
using namespace std;
class BST
{
// Defines the main components of the node object, as well as refrences the left and right elements
struct node
{
string show;
string year;
string genre;
string URL;
list <string> actors;
node*left;
node*right;
};
node* root;
// Deletes all the nodes of the tree
node* makeEmpty(node* t)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
return NULL;
}
else
{
makeEmpty(t->left);
makeEmpty(t->right);
delete t;
}
return NULL;
}
// Inserts a node in the tree
node* insert(string x, string year, list<string> actors, node* t)// DO not include Genrem or URL
{
if(t == NULL)
{
t = new node;
t->show = x;
t->year = year;
t->actors = actors;
t->left = t->right = NULL;
}
else if(x < t-> show)
{
t->left = insert(x, year, actors, t->left);
}
else if(x > t-> show)
{
t->right = insert(x, year, actors, t->left);
}
else
{
return t;
}
}
//Finds the minimum most node to the left
node* findMin(node* t)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
return NULL;
}
else if(t->left == NULL)
{
return t;
}
else
{
return findMin(t->left);
}
}
// Finds the maximum most node to the right
node* findMax(node* t)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
return NULL;
}
else if(t->right == NULL)
{
return t;
}
else
{
return findMax(t->right);
}
}
// Finds a node with the given parameters
node* find(node* t, string x )
{
if(t == NULL)
{
return NULL;
}
else if(x.at(0) < t-> show.at(0))
{
return find(t->left, x);
}
else if(x.at(0) > t->show.at(0))
{
return find(t->right, x);
}
else
{
return t;
}
}
// Prints out the shows inorder
void inorder(node* t)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
// Do nothing
}
else
{
inorder(t->left);
cout << "- " << t->show << endl;
inorder(t->right);
}
}
// Prints the shows of a given actor
void findShow(node* t, string person, list<string> &list)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
// Do nothing
}
else
{
while(!t->actors.empty())
{
if(t->actors.front() == person)
{
list.push_front(t->show);
break;
}
t->actors.pop_front();
}
findShow(t->left, person, list);
findShow(t->right, person, list);
}
}
// Prints the shows within a given year
void findYear(node* t, string year, list<string> &list)
{
if(t == NULL)
{
// Do nothing
}
else
{
if(t->year == year)
{
list.push_front(t->show);
}
findYear(t->left, year, list);
findYear(t->right, year, list);
}
}
public:
BST()
{
root = NULL;
}
~BST()
{
root = makeEmpty(root);
}
// Public calls to modify the tree
// Inserts a node with the given parametersremove
void insert(string x, string year, list<string> actors)
{
root = insert(x, year, actors, root);
}
// Removes a node with the given key
// void remove(string x, node* t)
// {
// root = remove(x, root);
// }
// Displays all shows within the tree
void displayShows()
{
inorder(root);
}
// Displays all the actors with a given show
void displayActors(string show)
{
root = find(root, show);
if(root != NULL) // THIS LINE
{
list<string> temp = root-> actors;
while(!temp.empty())
{
cout << "- " << temp.front() << endl;
temp.pop_front();
}
}
else
{
cout << "root is NULL." << endl;
}
}
// Displays the shows of a given actor
void displayActorsShows(string actor)
{
list<string> show;
findShow(root, actor, show);
while(!show.empty())
{
cout << "- " << show.front() << endl;
show.pop_front();
}
}
// Searches the tree with the given node
void search(string x)
{
root = find(root, x);
}
};// end of class
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <list>
#include "source.cpp"
using namespace std;
void scanFile(string fileName);
void printActors(string movie);
void printShows(string actor);
const int MAX_LINE = 128;
int movies = 0;
BST tree;
int main(){
// Scan file
scanFile("tvDB.txt");
// Print all the show titles
cout << "All show titles:" << endl;
tree.displayShows();
cout << endl; // Whitespace
// Print actors /w given show
cout << "Actors from 'The Saint'" << endl;
printActors("The Saint");
// Print show /w given actor
printShows("Tim Conway");
// Print from decade
return 0;
}
// Trims the line removing all excess whitespace before and after a sentence
string isolateLine(string line)
{
int index = 0, start = 0, end = 0;
//Get the start of the line
for(int i = 0; i < line.length(); i++)
{
if(line[i] != ' ' && line[i] != '\t')
{
start = i;
break;
}
}
// Get the end of the line
for(int x = line.length(); x >= 0; x--)
{
if(line[x] != ' ' && line[x] != '\t')
{
end = x;
break;
}
}
// Trim line
line = line.substr(start, end);
return line;
}
// A boolean that returns if the tree is blank, useful for skipping a line and continuing to search for a movie
bool blankLine(string line){
for(int i = 0; i < line.length(); i++)
{
if(line[i] != ' ' && line[i] != '\t')
{
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
// Prints all the shows an actor has starred in
void printShows(string actor){
cout << "Shows with [" << actor << "]:" << endl;
tree.displayActorsShows(actor);
cout << endl; // whitespace
}
// Prints all the actors in a particular movie
void printActors(string show)
{
cout << " Actors for [" << show << "]" << endl;
tree.displayActors(show);
cout << endl;
}
// Scans the fild and categorizes every line of data into the proper categories of the show
void scanFile(string fileName)
{
ifstream inFile;
inFile.open("tvDB.txt");
list <string> actors = {};
string line = "";
string title = "";
string year = "";
while(getline(inFile, line))
{
line = isolateLine(line);
if(!blankLine(line))
{
// Get movie title
if(line.find('(') != std::string::npos)
{
title = line.substr(0, line.find('(')-1);
}
// Get movie year
if (line.find('(') != std::string::npos) {
year = line.substr(line.find('(') + 1, line.find(')'));
year = year.substr(0, year.find(')'));
}
// Add to actors list
actors.push_back(line);
}
else
{
if(!actors.empty()) // pops the title
{
actors.pop_front();
}
}
tree.insert(title, year, actors);
actors = {};
movies++;
}
}

Answer 1

You have two options in this case:
Using C++11 is acceptable, in that case you can leave the code as-is but add -std=c++11 to your compilation flags (e.g. in your Makefile).
Replace usage of the initializer list:
list <string> actors = {}; -> list <string> actors; (documentation)
actors = {}; -> actors.clear(); (documentation)