vector pointers and retrieving data - c++

Question

I'm a beginner at coding in C++ and every other language. The problem I'm having here is in main() with the first (else if) where (UserInput == sell). I would like the function to print the data stored in the object #listPos to retrieve the cost and input it into my incomplete Profit() function, but every time I dereference the pointer (Search) I get an error code. There's something I'm missing big time please help!!
Ive already tried (*search) but there's a huge error code.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;
class UnSold{
public:
UnSold(string NameOfShoe, int PurchasePrice ){
name = NameOfShoe;
cost = PurchasePrice;
return;
}
void SetName(string NameOfShoe){
name = NameOfShoe;
return;
}
void SetCost(int PurchasePrice){
cost = PurchasePrice;
return;
}
string GetName() const {
return name;
}
int GetCost() const{
return cost;
}
void Profit();
void PrintItem();
private:
string name;
int cost;
};
void UnSold::Profit(){
static int profit = 0;
//profit += (sold-cost);
}
void UnSold::PrintItem(){
cout << "Name: " << this->name << " Cost: " << this->cost << endl;
}
void PrintEverything(vector<UnSold*> AllItems) {
unsigned int i;
for (i=0; i<AllItems.size(); ++i) {
cout<< i+1 << " ";
(*AllItems.at(i)).PrintItem();
}
}
int main(){
vector<UnSold*> Inventory;
string Name;
int Cost;
string UserInput;
unsigned int listPos;
UnSold* newItem = nullptr;
UnSold* search = nullptr;
while ( UserInput != "quit") {
cout << "Do you want to add, sell, print or quit?" <<endl;
cin >> UserInput;
if ( UserInput == "add") {
cout << "Enter item name: "<<endl;
cin >> Name;
cout << "Enter item cost: " << endl;
cin >> Cost;
newItem = new UnSold(Name, Cost);
Inventory.push_back(newItem);
}
else if ( UserInput == "sell") {
cout << "List Positon: ";
cin >> listPos;
if ( listPos < Inventory.size()){
cout << " Item Sold and Removed from list position " << listPos <<endl;
search = Inventory.at(listPos-1);
//cout<< "contents of Search: "<< search << endl;
delete search;
Inventory.erase(Inventory.begin() + (listPos -1));
}
else{
cout << "Error"<<endl;
}
}
else if ( UserInput == "print") {
PrintEverything(Inventory);
}
else if ( UserInput != "quit"){
}
}
return 0;
}

Answer 1

This is a compile error.
Remove line 85: newItem.at(listPos - 1); and it runs just fine in visual studio.
The issue is that newItem is a pointer to an element. I assume you meant to use Inventory here instead. However, that logic was already done on the previous line.
On a side note, I stongly advise against storing owning pointers like this. There's no good reason in this case not to just use vector<UnSold> instead.

Answer 2

else if ( UserInput == "sell") {
cout << "List Positon: ";
cin >> listPos;
if ( listPos < Inventory.size()){
cout << " Item Sold and Removed from list position " << listPos <<endl;
search = Inventory.at(listPos-1);
//cout<< "contents of Search: "<< search << endl;
delete search;
Inventory.erase(Inventory.begin() + (listPos -1));
Here you mix the use of listPos and listPos - 1.
If you're allowing the user to input position 0 indexed, then
Inventory.at(listPos-1) should be Inventory.at(listPos) and
Inventory.erase(Inventory.begin() + (listPos -1)) should be Inventory.erase(Inventory.begin() + (listPos)).
If you're letting them input the position with the indexing starting at 1, then
if (listPos < Inventory.size()) should be
if(listPos <= Inventory.size() && listPos > 0)