Convert string data type to char type ?

[tvn007]

Hi,

I tried to convert string data type to char type so
that I can use strtok.

I have used c_str(). However, still getting error message
when compile .

Any help would be appreciate.

Thanks,

[Rolf Magnus]

tv****@hotmail. com wrote:

Hi,

I tried to convert string data type to char type so
that I can use strtok.

I have used c_str(). However, still getting error message
Which errors?
when compile .

When you compile what?

My crystal ball came just back from repair.
It says that your errors might have to do with the fact that strtok()
modifies the data which is not allowed on what c_str() returns.

[Ali Çehreli]

<tv****@hotmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g43g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

I tried to convert string data type to char type so
that I can use strtok.

I have used c_str(). However, still getting error message
when compile .

Any help would be appreciate.

It is very difficult to help without seeing your code. In this case, my
guess is that you are passing what c_str() returns to strtok.

If so, look more closely and realize that what c_str() returns is not
compatible with what strtok takes: 'char const *' vs. 'char *'.

Ali

[tvn007]

ptr =strtok(answer. c_str()," \t\n,()");
Error message:
invalid conversion from `const char*' to `char*'

[Ali Çehreli]

<tv****@hotmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ g14g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .

ptr =strtok(answer. c_str()," \t\n,()");
Error message:
invalid conversion from `const char*' to `char*'

Please quote what you are replying to.

In this case, my guess is that you are showing us some code. Thank you... As
I said in my previous post, look more closely and realize that what c_str()
returns is not compatible with what strtok takes.

In other words, please check the documentations for c_str and strtok. You
may realize that strtok takes a 'char*' and unfortunately, c_str DOES NOT
return that type.

You need to copy the characters that are returned by c_str into a buffer,
then call strtok with that buffer:

#include <string.h>
/* ... */

// WARNING: buffer may be leaked if an exception is thrown
// before getting to the free(buffer) call below
//
// Also, strdup is not standard but exists on many systems

char * buffer = strdup(answer.c _str());
ptr = strtok(buffer, /* ... */);
/* ... */
free(buffer);

Ali

[tvn007]

Ali, Thanks a million for your quick help.

[Greg Comeau]

In article <11************ **********@g43g 2000cwa.googleg roups.com>,
<tv****@hotmail .com> wrote:

I tried to convert string data type to char type so
that I can use strtok.

I have used c_str(). However, still getting error message
when compile .

Any help would be appreciate.

We don't know exactly what you did since you don't show
a working snippet. In the meantime, this may help:
http://www.comeaucomputing.com/techtalk/#atoi
It may not be what you want, but may have examples enough
to get you through your problem.
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