how do i use a 'string' like c#

[Hareth]

string word = "cool";
in c#

how do i do that in c++

i searched online and i was lost.....

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

Hareth wrote:

string word = "cool";
in c#

how do i do that in c++

I't s amuch more complex issue in C++ because there are many different kinds
of strings:

// C++ standard library
#include <string>
using namespace std;

string word = "cool";
// "ASCII-Z string
const char* word = "cool";
// MFC CString
CString word = "cool";

// .NET String (compile with /clr)
#import <System.Dll>
using namespace System;

String word = "cool";

.... etc.

What do you want to do with the string? Are you writing .NET code, or
native (unmanaged) code?

-cd

[Hareth]

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp*****************************@mvps.org.nospam >
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i was planning to write a .net code....

thanks for yor help btw

i was thinking of using ur example

// C++ standard library
#include <string>
using namespace std;
or
// .NET String (compile with /clr)
#import <System.Dll>
using namespace System;

[Egbert Nierop \(MVP for IIS\)]

"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp*****************************@mvps.org.nospam >
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Hareth wrote:

string word = "cool";

I believe you forgot a ^ managed pointer symbol :)

String ^word = "cool";

And not to forget, my favorate string datatype, because (personally) I only
work with C++ in a COM environment, the CComBSTR

so
CComBSTR word(L"cool");
or
CComBSTR word;
word = L"cool";

(since I modified the CComBSTR class, It has the same manipulation
capabilities as CString);

and there also is a Widestring variant (because Ascii is ooold);
PWSTR word = L"cool";

[Arnaud Debaene]

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"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]" <cp*****************************@mvps.org.nospam >
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Hareth wrote:

string word = "cool";

I believe you forgot a ^ managed pointer symbol :)

String ^word = "cool";

No. He spoke about native std::string, not about managed System::String
(mark the case difference).

Arnaud
MVP - VC

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"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]"
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Hareth wrote:
string word = "cool";

I believe you forgot a ^ managed pointer symbol :)

String ^word = "cool";

No. He spoke about native std::string, not about managed System::String
(mark the case difference).

Arnaud
MVP - VC

gee, you're right. That also exists... :)

[Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]]

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"Carl Daniel [VC++ MVP]"
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Hareth wrote:
string word = "cool";

I believe you forgot a ^ managed pointer symbol :)

String ^word = "cool";

No. He spoke about native std::string, not about managed
System::String (mark the case difference).

.... but I did miss the ^ on my managed String.

-cd