a menu using the command pattern

menu.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

class menu_action {
public:
  virtual bool operator() ()const = 0;
};

class play_game : public menu_action {
public:
  virtual bool operator() () const override{
    std::cout << "playing the game" << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
};

class student_information : public menu_action {
public: 
  virtual bool operator() () const override {
    std::cout << "student information" << std::endl;
    return true;
  }
};

class quit_game : public menu_action{
public:
  virtual bool operator() () const override {
    std::cout << "quitting" << std::endl;
    return false;
  }
};

class menu_item{
  menu_action * action;
  std::string text;
public:
  const std::string& get_text() { return text;}
  void set_text(const std::string& newtext){ text = newtext;}
  const menu_action& get_action(){return *action;}
  void set_action(menu_action * const newaction) { action = newaction; } 
  ~menu_item(){ delete action; }
};

int main() {
  menu_item menu[3] = {};
  menu_action * actions[3] = {new play_game(), new student_information(), new quit_game()};
  std::string texts[3] = {"play the game", "student informtion", "quit"};
  for(int count =- 0; count < 3; ++count) {
    menu[count].set_text(texts[count]);
    menu[count].set_action(actions[count]);
  }
  bool keepgoing = true;
  do {
    std::cout << "menu" << std::endl;
    std::cout << "----" << std::endl;
    for(int count = 0; count < 3 ; ++count) {
      std::cout << count + 1 << ") " << menu[count].get_text() << std::endl;
    }
    int input{};
    std::cin >> input;
    keepgoing = menu[input-1].get_action()();
  }
  while(keepgoing);
}