// Saves list items to file
bool FileHandler::saveRegister(list<Movie*> pMediaRegister, const char* fileName) {
try {
if (pMediaRegister.empty()) {
_errorMessage = "Cannot save. List is empty!";
throw _errorMessage;
return false;
}
_outfile.open(fileName);
// If file cannot be red
if (!_outfile.is_open()) {
throw "Error occured when reading file";
return false;
}
int i = 0;
MyTime runTime;
char* genre;
// Stepping through all list items. Extracts data from them.
// Putting data in the register file according to format specification
// (one row for one item and one ¤ between every data member
for (_it = pMediaRegister.begin(); _it != pMediaRegister.end(); _it++) {
_outfile << (*_it)->getID() << "¤";
genre = (*_it)->getGenre();
_outfile << genre << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getTitle() << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getYear() << "¤";
runTime = (*_it)->getRunTime();
_outfile << runTime.getHours() << "," << runTime.getMinutes() << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getDescription() << "¤";
// Specific data for genres
if (strcmp(genre, "Sci-Fi") == 0) {
_outfile << (*_it)->getSubgenre() << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getSciFiPeriod() << "¤";
}
else if (strcmp(genre, "Historic") == 0) {
_outfile << (*_it)->getSubgenre() << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getHistoricFigure() << "¤";
_outfile << (*_it)->getTimePeriod() << "¤";
}
_outfile << endl;
}
}
catch (char* error) {
throw error;
}
catch (...) {
throw 0;
}
_outfile.close();
return true;
}
