Simple Contact List Program

Implemented in C++

By

El Jhon Braña
John Rayven Sugatan

BSIT 1-A
Description

The Contact Management Program is a simple

console application that allows users to manage a
list of contacts. Users can add new contacts,
remove existing ones, search for specific contacts,
and display the entire contact list. Each contact
consists of a name, phone number, and email
address. The program utilizes a menu-driven
interface for user interaction.

Program

#include <iostream>

#include <unordered_map>

#include <string>

using namespace std;

struct Contact {

int number;

string email;

};

class Contacts {

private:
 unordered_map<string, Contact> contactList;

public:

void add(string name, int number, string email);

void remove(string n);

void search(string n);

void show();

};

void Contacts::add(string name, int number, string email) {

contactList[name] = { number, email };

cout << "Contact Added." << endl;

void Contacts::remove(string n) {

if (contactList.find(n) != contactList.end()) {

contactList.erase(n);

cout << "Contact " << n << " removed." << endl;

else {

cout << "Contact not found." << endl;

void Contacts::search(string n) {

auto it = contactList.find(n);

if (it != contactList.end()) {

cout << "## Contact Found ##" << "\n\n";

 cout << "Contact Name: " << it->first

<< ", Number: " << it->second.number

<< ", Email: " << it->second.email << endl;

else {

cout << "Contact not found." << endl;

void Contacts::show() {

cout << "## Contact List ##" << "\n\n";

for (const auto& pair : contactList) {

cout << "Contact Name: " << pair.first

<< ", Contact Number: " << pair.second.number

<< ", Email: " << pair.second.email << endl;

void sleep() {

cout << "\nPress Enter to continue...";

cin.ignore(numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n');

cin.get();

int main() {

int selectedOption;

Contacts contacts;
while (true) {

cout << "\nContact List" << endl;

cout << "Options:\n"

<< "1. Add Contacts\n"

<< "2. Remove Contacts\n"

<< "3. Show Contacts\n"

<< "4. Search Contacts\n"

<< "5. Exit\n"

<< "Choose: ";

cin >> selectedOption;

switch (selectedOption) {

case 1: {

string name;

string email;

int number;

cout << "\nAdd Contacts" << endl;

cout << "Contact name: ";

cin.ignore();

getline(cin, name);

cout << "Contact Number: ";

cin >> number;

cout << "Email: ";

cin.ignore();
 getline(cin, email);

contacts.add(name, number, email);

sleep();

break;

case 2: {

string selected;

cout << "\nRemove contact by name: " << endl;

cin.ignore();

getline(cin, selected);

contacts.remove(selected);

sleep();

break;

case 3: {

contacts.show();

sleep();

break;

case 4: {

string contact;

cout << "\nSearch contacts: " << endl;

cin.ignore();

getline(cin, contact);
 contacts.search(contact);

break;

case 5: {

cout << "Exiting the program." << endl;

return 0;

default: {

cout << "Invalid option. Please try again." << endl;

sleep();

return 0;

return 0;

Functions
1.Add Contacts: Users can input a contact's
name, phone number, and email address to
add it to the contact list.
2.Remove Contacts: Users can remove a
contact by specifying the contact's name.
 3.Show Contacts: Users can view all contacts
stored in the contact list.
4.Search Contacts: Users can search for a
specific contact by name and view their details.
5.Exit: Users can exit the program.

Data Structure
The program uses an unordered_map from the
C++ Standard Library to store contacts. The key is
a string representing the contact's name, and the
value is a Contact struct that contains the contact's
phone number and email address.
Reason for Choosing unordered_map:
 Fast Access: unordered_map provides average
constant time complexity (O(1)) for insertions,
deletions, and lookups, making it efficient for
managing contacts.
 Unique Keys: It ensures that each contact
name is unique, preventing duplicate entries.
 Dynamic Size: It can grow dynamically as more
contacts are added, without the need for
manual resizing.
Implementations
1.Adding a Contact

void Contacts::add(string name, int

number, string email) {
contactList[name] = { number,
email };
cout << "Contact Added." <<
endl;
}

2.Removing a Contact
void Contacts::remove(string n) {
if (contactList.find(n) !=
contactList.end()) {
contactList.erase(n);
cout << "Contact " << n <<
" removed." << endl;
} else {
cout << "Contact not
found." << endl;
}
}
3.Contact Search
void Contacts::search(string n) {
auto it =
contactList.find(n);
if (it != contactList.end())
{
cout << "## Contact
Found ##" << "\n\n";
cout << "Contact Name: "
<< it->first
<< ", Number: " <<
it->second.number
<< ", Email: " <<
it->second.email << endl;
} else {
cout << "Contact not
found." << endl;
}
}
 4.Show Contacts
void Contacts::show() {
cout << "## Contact List ##" << "\
n\n";
for (const auto& pair : contactList) {
cout << "Contact Name: " <<
pair.first
<< ", Contact Number: " <<
pair.second.number
<< ", Email: " <<
pair.second.email << endl;
}
}

Sample Output

Contact List
Options:
1. Add Contacts
2. Remove Contacts
3. Show Contacts
4. Search Contacts
5. Exit
Choose: 1

Add Contacts
Contact name: El Jhon
Contact Number: 1234567890
Email: [email protected]
Contact Added.

Press Enter to continue...

Contact List
Options:
1. Add Contacts
2. Remove Contacts
3. Show Contacts
4. Search Contacts
5. Exit
Choose: 3

## Contact List ##

Contact Name: El Jhon, Contact Number:

1234567890, Email: [email protected]

Press Enter to continue...

Contact List
Options:
1. Add Contacts
2. Remove Contacts
3. Show Contacts
4. Search Contacts
5. Exit
Choose: 4

Search contacts:
John Doe
## Contact Found ##

Contact Name: El Jhon, Contact Number:

1234567890, Email: [email protected]

Press Enter to continue...

Contact List
Options:
1. Add Contacts
2. Remove Contacts
3. Show Contacts
4. Search Contacts
5. Exit
Choose: 2

Remove contact by name:

El Jhon
Contact El Jhon removed.
Press Enter to continue...

Contact List
Options:
1. Add Contacts
2. Remove Contacts
3. Show Contacts
4. Search Contacts
5. Exit
Choose: 5
Exiting the program.