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I am looking to convert a char array defined as
char pstrInputClaim[]

to a std::wstring

trying to use the constructor as below

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  1. std::wstring strInputClaim(pstrInputClaim);
  2.  
yields this error.

Error 2 error C2664: 'std::basic_str ing<_Elem,_Trai ts,_Ax>::basic_ string(std::bas ic_string<_Elem ,_Traits,_Ax>:: _Has_debug_it)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char []' to 'std::basic_str ing<_Elem,_Trai ts,_Ax>::_Has_d ebug_it' c:\Facets\TRG_4 61\Applications \Meta\FEP\FEPAd apter\FEPAdapte rWrapperCPP2\FE PAdapterMain.cp p 46

any help on how to convert a char array to wstring would be appreciated.
Aug 10 '10 #1
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Oralloy
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What kind of data are in pstrInputClaim ?

Are they wchar_t elements, just mislabeled, or do you have to do the conversion?

If they're mislabeled, you should be able to use something like:
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  1. std::wstring myne((wchar_t const*)(void const *)pstrInputClaim);
Aug 10 '10 #2
weaknessforcats
9,208 Recognized Expert Moderator Expert
Try copying your wstring to an array of wchar_t using the wstring::c_str( ) method.

Then loop through the wchar_t array and copy the low byte to the same relative position in your char array.
Aug 11 '10 #3

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