c_str() from CString

[Daniel Lidström]

Hi,

how can I get the c_str() from a CString? The only way I've found is this:
const char* str = (LPCSTR)cstring;

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Daniel

[Tom Shelton]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:16:08 +0200, Daniel Lidström wrote:

Hi,

how can I get the c_str() from a CString? The only way I've found is this:
const char* str = (LPCSTR)cstring;

May I enquire what your purpose for this would be? It may influence the
answers you receive if we new what you were actually trying to accomplish
in a more fleshed out context :)
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Tom Shelton [MVP]

[Daniel Lidström]

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:24:53 -0600, Tom Shelton wrote:

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:16:08 +0200, Daniel Lidström wrote:

Hi,

how can I get the c_str() from a CString? The only way I've found is this:
const char* str = (LPCSTR)cstring;

May I enquire what your purpose for this would be? It may influence the
answers you receive if we new what you were actually trying to accomplish
in a more fleshed out context :)

I want to put the contents of a CString into my own String class, or a
std::string.

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Daniel

[Mihai N.]

>>> const char* str = (LPCSTR)cstring;

I want to put the contents of a CString into my own String class, or a
std::string.

The cast to LPCSTR will do.

But if the application is Unicode, you will run into problems.
You should use LPCTSTR to be generic. Also, you should
provide a way to use std::wstring for Unicode application and
std::string for ANSI applications.

Same notes for your own class.

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Mihai
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