replacing a string in a vector without positioning - c++

Question

In the code i am working on now I have a vector load itself from a txt file now I was trying to see if their was a way to replace certain words in the vector without needing a position or anything
so for example if the txt contained a list of animals and i wanted to change bird to book how would i do that without need the position of the letters
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
vector <string> test;
int main()
{
string file;
fstream fout( "Vector.txt" );
while ( !fout.eof())
{
getline(fout,file);
test.push_back(file);
}
fout.close();
for( int i = 0; i < test.size(); i++)
{
cout << test[i] << endl;
}
system("pause");
}
txt contains:
dog
cat
bird
hippo
wolf

Answer 1

Use std::transform().
std::string bird2book(const string &str)
{
if (str == "bird")
return "book";
return str;
}
std::transform(test.begin(), test.end(), test.begin(), bird2book);

Answer 2

you can use std::replace
std::replace (test.begin(), test.end(), "bird", "book");

Answer 3

Try this:
typedef std::istream_iterator<string> isitr;
ifstream fin("Vector.txt");
vector <string> test{ isitr{fin}, isitr{} }; // vector contains strings
map<string,string> dict{ // replacements dictionary
{"bird", "book"}, {"cat", "kitten"}
};
for(auto& x: test) // x must be a reference
{
auto itr = dict.find(x);
if(itr != dict.end()) // if a match was found
x = itr->second; // replace x with the found replacement
// (this is why x must be a reference)
}
for(const auto& x: test)
cout << test << " ";

Answer 4

Use STL!! It's our power. Everything you need:
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <map>
int main()
{
std::vector<std::string> words;
const std::map<std::string, std::string> words_to_replace{
{ "bird", "book" }, { "cat", "table" }
};
auto end = words_to_replace.cend();
std::transform(
std::istream_iterator<std::string>{ std::ifstream{ "file.txt" } },
std::istream_iterator<std::string>(),
std::back_inserter(words),
[&](const std::string& word) {
auto word_pos = words_to_replace.find(word);
return (word_pos != end) ? word_pos->second : word;
});
std::copy(words.cbegin(), words.cend(),
std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(std::cout, "\n"));
std::cout << std::endl;
}