Problem 171

Storing Data in a File

Make a class to store information about a car. It should contain fields for:

• the make, which is a string
• the model, which is a string
• the year, which is an integer
• the license-plate number, which is a string

1. Create an array of type Car with five slots. Have the user type in values to fill up the array.
2. Ask the user for the name of a file, and then open that file and output all the data from the array to that file.
3. Use Notepad or some other text editor to confirm that the data is correctly in the file.
   • Be careful to only put data in the file, and not labels.

Car 1
	Make: Toyota
	Model: Camry
	Year: 1985
	License: 622-VRX

Car 2
	Make: Chevrolet
	Model: Chevette
	Year: 1980
	License: J43-SMB

Car 3
	Make: Honda
	Model: Civic
	Year: 1993
	License: 883-RS9

Car 4
	Make: Ford
	Model: Mustang
	Year: 1966
	License: AZUCAR

Car 5
	Make: Dodge
	Model: Neon
	Year: 1996
	License: G74-LLC

To which file do you want to save this information? cars.txt

Data saved.

After you have run the program, the file cars.txt (or whatever you called it) should look like this:

Toyota Camry 1985 622-VRX
Chevrolet Chevette 1980 J43-SMB
Honda Civic 1993 883-RS9
Ford Mustang 1966 AZUCAR
Dodge Neon 1996 G74-LLC

For Reference

Here is a gist that shows how to write to a file. The file will be created if it doesn’t already exist.