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I want to convert a std::string into a char* or char[] data type. std::string str = "string"; char* chr = str; Results in: “error: cannot convert ‘std::string’ to ‘char’ ...”. What methods are there ...
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I have an error in my program: "could not convert from string to char*". How do I perform this conversion?
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Possible Duplicate: Convert std::string to const char* or char* void Foo::bar(const std::string& foobar) { // ... const char* foobar2 = (char*)foobar; // ... } That does not work ...
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Possible Duplicate: Convert std::string to const char* or char* Probably a & or something similar missing (I am noob at cpp). I have string R = "somthing"; char* S; How would I copy R into ...
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string str1 = "hello"; const char* string1 = str1; I get an error.. cannot convert ‘std::string {aka std::basic_string}’ to ‘const char*’ in initialization how do i cast string to const char* ...
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Possible Duplicate: Convert std::string to const char* or char* void setVersion(char* buf, std::string version) { buf = version; } I'm trying to write the version string into the buf, but the ...
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I am programming in C++. As basic as this question is I cannot seem to find an answer for it anywhere. So here is the problem: I want to create a C-style string however I want to put an integer ...
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I'm using C++ (using CERN's ROOT framework) and I'm having a little problem with strings. I'm trying to label a histogram axis using a string defined by the user earlier in the code. Here are the ...
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I tried to research this for a bit and I can't figure out the problem Here's the code: #include <iostream> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string> void choose(); void newuser(); void ...
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Currently I have a complex function that myself and our team are not wanting to refactor to utilize std::string and it takes a char* which is modified. How would I properly make a deep-copy of string::...
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I need to pass string into socket send() function which accepts char * only. So here I am trying to convert it: void myFunc(std::string str) //Taking string here const is good idea? I saw it on some ...
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I am writing a library for mixed-languages and so we have to stick to a C interface. I need to call this API function: void getproperty(const char * key, /* in */ char * value ...
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Possible Duplicate: Convert std::string to const char* or char* I have a std::string and want to pass that as a file name to fstream like std::string fname = "/home/mahmood/filter" + boost::...
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so i got that first problem working. i run the code and i am prompt to enter some list into the array. after entering the list i run this function as a search_func. but it keeps return no record found....
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Hi I am having problems getting a string variable into my MySQL query I have tried everything I don't know where im going wrong any suggestions please. string timestamp; if (mysql_query(...
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