Initialize std::string with character array

[Jim Langston]

Is it possible to initialize a std::string with a character array, not
neccessarily null terminated? I.E. Given something like this:

char buffer[5];
buffer[0] = 0x01;
buffer[1] = 0x00;
buffer[2] = 'A';
buffer[3] = 'B';
buffer[4] = 'C';

The only way I know to do it now is to create a std::string and with a for
loop add each character. Is there some other, better way? I mean, I would
love to be able to say:

std::string Buffer( buffer, 5 );

Oh, you gotta be joking me! I just tried that just for the heck of it, and
it compiles and does exactly as I expect! O.o

[dasjotre]

Jim Langston wrote:

Is it possible to initialize a std::string with a character array, not
neccessarily null terminated? I.E. Given something like this:

char buffer[5];
buffer[0] = 0x01;
buffer[1] = 0x00;
buffer[2] = 'A';
buffer[3] = 'B';
buffer[4] = 'C';

The only way I know to do it now is to create a std::string and with a for
loop add each character. Is there some other, better way? I mean, I would
love to be able to say:

std::string Buffer( buffer, 5 );

Oh, you gotta be joking me! I just tried that just for the heck of it, and
it compiles and does exactly as I expect! O.o

std::string s(buffer, buffer+5);

in your case it will be a 1 character long string with
SOH character only

[Pete Becker]

dasjotre wrote:

Jim Langston wrote:

>Is it possible to initialize a std::string with a character array, not
neccessarily null terminated? I.E. Given something like this:

char buffer[5];
buffer[0] = 0x01;
buffer[1] = 0x00;
buffer[2] = 'A';
buffer[3] = 'B';
buffer[4] = 'C';

The only way I know to do it now is to create a std::string and with a for
loop add each character. Is there some other, better way? I mean, I would
love to be able to say:

std::string Buffer( buffer, 5 );

Oh, you gotta be joking me! I just tried that just for the heck of it, and
it compiles and does exactly as I expect! O.o

std::string s(buffer, buffer+5);

in your case it will be a 1 character long string with
SOH character only

Buffer(buffer, 5) constructs a string object that holds the first five
characters in buffer.

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-- Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com)
Author of "The Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and
Reference." (www.petebecker.com/tr1book)

[Pete Becker]

Jim Langston wrote:

Is it possible to initialize a std::string with a character array, not
neccessarily null terminated? I.E. Given something like this:

char buffer[5];
buffer[0] = 0x01;
buffer[1] = 0x00;
buffer[2] = 'A';
buffer[3] = 'B';
buffer[4] = 'C';

The only way I know to do it now is to create a std::string and with a for
loop add each character. Is there some other, better way? I mean, I would
love to be able to say:

std::string Buffer( buffer, 5 );

Oh, you gotta be joking me! I just tried that just for the heck of it, and
it compiles and does exactly as I expect! O.o

No need to be surprised. Just read the documentation.

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-- Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com)
Author of "The Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and
Reference." (www.petebecker.com/tr1book)