Inserting a char into a string.

[Connell Gauld]

Hey,
Sorry if this is a really stupid question - I'm new to C++.

I have a program like this:

std::string str;
....
....
....
char buffer[4];

The variable buffer has been filled with four characters.
How do I now make str equal to buffer?
ie I have "ABCD" in buffer and I would like "ABCD" in str.

Thanks
Connell

[Ivan Vecerina]

"Connell Gauld" <co*****@freebreakfast.co.uk> wrote in message
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Hey,
Sorry if this is a really stupid question - I'm new to C++.

I have a program like this:

std::string str;
...
...
...
char buffer[4];

The variable buffer has been filled with four characters.
How do I now make str equal to buffer?
ie I have "ABCD" in buffer and I would like "ABCD" in str.

str.assign( buffer, buffer+4 );
or
str.assign( buffer, 4 );

(or pass the same two parameters defining a range to
the constructor of std::string).

hth -Ivan
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[wittempj]

assigning works as well:
string s;
char c[5];
memset(&c, '\0', sizeof(c));
strncpy(c, "ABCD", 4);

s = c;

cout << c << endl;
cout << s << endl;