//maincat.cpp

enum {end='0', basecard='c', book='b', journal='j'};

#include <iostream> //endl
#include<fstream> //ifstream, ofstream
using namespace std;
#include"card.h"
int main()
  {
  card * cardlist[10];
  ifstream myin("somecards.txt");
  ofstream myout("nicelook.txt");
  int i=0;
  char type;
  myin >> type;
  myin.ignore(80,'\n');
  while (type != end && i<10)
    {
    switch (type) {
      case basecard: cardlist[i]=new card; break;
      case book: cardlist[i]=new book_card; break;
      case journal: cardlist[i]=new journal_card; break;
      } //end switch
    cardlist[i]->read(myin); //polymorphism at work
    i++;
    myin>>type;
    myin.ignore(80,'\n');
    }

  int j;
  for (j=0; j<i; j++)
    {
    myout << j+1 << ". ";
    cardlist[j]->display(myout) << endl;  //polymorphism again
    }
  //*** should delete all the cards ***
  //must be deleted one by one
  for (j=0; j<i; j++)
    {
    delete cardlist[j];
    cardlist[j]=0;  //just a good habit
    }
  return 0;
  }