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diff --git a/day10/day10Part1.cpp b/day10/day10Part1.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int illegalPoints = 0;
+
+void filterFunction(string rawInput)
+{
+    vector<char> currentLine;
+        currentLine.clear();
+        for(int index = 0; index < rawInput.length(); index++)
+        {
+            switch (rawInput[index])
+            {
+                case '[':
+                case '(':
+                case '{':
+                case '<':
+                    currentLine.push_back(rawInput[index]);
+                    break;
+                case ']':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '[')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 57;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case ')':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '(')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 3;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case '}':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '{')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 1197;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case '>':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '<')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 25137;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    cout << "Wrong input!" << endl;
+                    cout << rawInput[index] << ",  index " << index << endl;
+                    return;
+            }
+        }
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    string rawInput;
+    ifstream readFile ("data/input.txt", ios::in);
+    while(getline(readFile, rawInput))
+    {
+        filterFunction(rawInput);
+    }
+    cout << "Total points: " << illegalPoints;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/day10/day10Part2.cpp b/day10/day10Part2.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <algorithm>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int illegalPoints = 0;
+
+void filterFunction(string rawInput)
+{
+    vector<char> currentLine;
+        currentLine.clear();
+        for(int index = 0; index < rawInput.length(); index++)
+        {
+            switch (rawInput[index])
+            {
+                case '[':
+                case '(':
+                case '{':
+                case '<':
+                    currentLine.push_back(rawInput[index]);
+                    break;
+                case ']':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '[')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 57;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case ')':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '(')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 3;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case '}':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '{')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 1197;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case '>':
+                    if (currentLine.back() == '<')
+                    {
+                        currentLine.pop_back();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        illegalPoints += 25137;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    cout << "Wrong input!" << endl;
+                    cout << rawInput[index] << ",  index " << index << endl;
+                    return;
+            }
+        }
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    string rawInput;
+    ifstream readFile ("data/input.txt", ios::in);
+    while(getline(readFile, rawInput))
+    {
+        filterFunction(rawInput);
+    }
+    cout << "Total points: " << illegalPoints;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/day10/part1Input.txt b/day10/part1Instructions.txt
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rename from day10/part1Input.txt
rename to day10/part1Instructions.txt