String --> Byte array

[qazmlp]

How can string be converted into a byte array in C++ ?
Can I used std::bitset<> to do it ?

[Ron Natalie]

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How can string be converted into a byte array in C++ ?
Can I used std::bitset<> to do it ?

Yoiu can just call data() to get a transient const char* that points
to the beginning of a character array. Alternatively, you can copy
it to a vector:

string s = ...

vector<char> v(s.size());
copy(s.begin(), s.end(), v.begin());

[Mike Wahler]

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How can string be converted into a byte array in C++ ?
Can I used std::bitset<> to do it ?

std::string s("Hello");
char *array = new char[s.size()];
std::copy(s.begin(), s.end(), array, array + s.size());
/* etc */
delete [] array;

-Mike

[Gianni Mariani]

qazmlp wrote:

How can string be converted into a byte array in C++ ?
Can I used std::bitset<> to do it ?

A string IS an array of 'string::value_type' underneath.

Why do you need to convert it ?

Here is an example - you can use the method
"data()" and return a const char *

Or, why not just use iterators as arrays ? (second example).

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
int main()
{
std::string foo( "ABC" );

//examp 1
const char * array = foo.data();

array[0] + array[2];

//examp 2
std::string::iterator iter_array = foo.begin();

iter_array[ 2 ] = 'x';

std::cout << foo << '\n';

}

[Chris \( Val \)]

"Ron Natalie" <ro*@sensor.com> wrote in message
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|
| "qazmlp" <qa********@rediffmail.com> wrote in message
news:db**************************@posting.google.c om...
| > How can string be converted into a byte array in C++ ?
| > Can I used std::bitset<> to do it ?
|
| Yoiu can just call data() to get a transient const char* that points
| to the beginning of a character array. Alternatively, you can copy
| it to a vector:
|
| string s = ...
|
| vector<char> v(s.size());
| copy(s.begin(), s.end(), v.begin());

Alternatively:

vector<char> v( s.begin(), s.end() );

Cheers.
Chris Val