vector::pointer confusion

[Kristofer Pettijohn]

I'm hoping someone can help me understand the vector::pointer..

What is the correct way to go about going from:

std::vector<char> myCharVector(30);

to a char* ? (bad example, but char *myCharArray = _______ .... )

Thanks!

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Kristofer Pettijohn
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[Gernot Frisch]

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I'm hoping someone can help me understand the vector::pointer..

What is the correct way to go about going from:

std::vector<char> myCharVector(30);

to a char* ?

char* Mychars = &myCharvector[0];

[Ron Natalie]

"Kristofer Pettijohn" <kr*******@cybernetik.net> wrote in message news:41***********************@newsreader.cybernet ik.net...

I'm hoping someone can help me understand the vector::pointer..

What is the correct way to go about going from:

std::vector<char> myCharVector(30);

to a char* ? (bad example, but char *myCharArray = _______ .... )

If myCharVector is going to stay around (and you're not going to add anything
to it that would cause a reallocation):

char* myCharArray = &myCharVector[0];

Otherwise, you're going to have to allocate a 30 element char array and copy
the contents into it.