A vector is a dynamic array. You can use the push_back() method to add an element to the end of the vector, and you can use the overloaded [] operator to access elements. That's just a quick overview though, see the link for more detailed information.

Also, I regret making that comment a few posts above. I think it would be much easier to put the member data into two separate files, one for full and one for young. I hadn't thought of that when I made the post.

One thing I do not understand is what is an element, is it the whole line from the txt file or is just a piece of data from it, say the accNum? I just cannot seem to be able to grasp who vectors work, and the link seems to confuse me further, as all of the varibles are integers as my I have a c few types of varibles in my program.

My task asks me to use STL vector of pointers to Members (customers) to represent the scheme

vector as coolgamer mentioned above is a dynamic array. you can use it to store data.It can grow as per requirement and you dont need to worry about the size at compile time. it's best suited for conditions where you need random search and less of inserts and updates.

example:


when i declare a vector i mention the type of elements it will store, in this case 'int'. then i can insert as many 'int's' into it as needed. if your task requires you to use a vector of Member Pointers then you should declare something like


and then get pointers to member objects and insert into it.
each value stored in a vector is an element of the vector. its upto you to decide what will be the element in your program.

But if there are different varible types then how do I store them in the same vector and how do I get each piece of data on a line of my text file to be stored in a vector, my text file goes (name, balance, expiry date)?

Then you need to create a structure and create a vector of that structure. which brings us back to the few first replies in this thread and the circle is complete....