[C++] getting multiple arguments

[dwhitney67]

i wrote a simple program to see if it works

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <list>
using namespace std;

int main() {
	string arguments;
	list<double> x,y;
	list<string> name;
	
	while(getline(cin,arguments)) {
		istringstream iss(arguments);
		while(iss) {
			x.push_back(iss);
			y.push_back(iss);
			name.push_back(iss);
		}
	}
	
	cout << x;
	cout << y;
	cout << name;
}

I keep getting long error msg when i compile am i doing it wrong ?

Yep, your program does generate a lot of compile errors. Here's a little program I threw together the other day when I first read your post. I'm sure it could be done better! Take a look at how I use the istringstream. That will at least explain why your program is generating compile errors.

#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;


struct Data
{
  double value1;
  double value2;
  string name;
};


int main()
{
  vector< Data > dataVec;

  cout << "Enter your data, and then a blank line to mark the end..." << endl;

  while ( true )
  {
    string input;
    getline( cin, input );

    if ( input == "" )
    {
      break;
    }
    else
    {
      istringstream istr( input );

      Data d;

      istr >> d.value1 >> d.value2;

      // allow for multiple-word phrases (i.e. strings)
      while ( !istr.eof() )
      {
        string temp;
        istr >> temp;
        d.name += (temp + " ");
      }

      dataVec.push_back( d );
    }
  }

  for ( int i = 0; i < dataVec.size(); ++i )
  {
    const Data &d = dataVec[i];

    cout << "value 1 = " << d.value1 << ", value2 = " << d.value2 << ", name = " << d.name << endl;
  }

  return 0;
} 

P.S. This program will parse inputs such as:
2.2 4.4 string
5.6 7.8 string1 string2