C / C++ / MFC

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template <class T><br />
int searchForIDNum(T *pContainer, const int empcount, const string idToFind)<br />
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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

struct Employee {
    Employee(string n, int i) : name(n), id(i) {  }

    int id;
    string name;
};

struct EmpName
{
    EmpName(string toFind) : searchName(toFind) { }

    bool operator()(Employee& e) {
        if(e.name == searchName) {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }

    string searchName;
};

int main()
{
    vector<Employee> employees;
    employees.push_back( Employee("bob", 0) );
    employees.push_back( Employee("john",1) );
    employees.push_back( Employee("mary",2) );
    employees.push_back( Employee("fred",3) );
    vector<Employee>::iterator searchResult;
    searchResult = std::find_if(employees.begin(),employees.end(),EmpName("john"));
    if(searchResult != employees.end())
    {
        cout << (*searchResult).id << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "not found" << endl;
    }
}