LPCSTR

[vtalau]

I have a difficulty... when I want to make a LPCSTR variable, I do this: LPCSTR test = TEXT ("hello"); Now I want to make a LPCSTR,including "hello" + name of a persion, which changes every time. I can't do below: CString name = "John"; LPCSTR test = TEXT ("hello" + name); or CString name = "John"; name = "hello" + name LPCSTR test = TEXT (name); please tell me how to do to achieve that result, or show me some pages related to changes of LPCSTR.

[Nibu babu thomas]

vtalau wrote:

CString name = "John"; LPCSTR test = TEXT ("hello" + name);

This should not be done. Always use TCHAR types with TEXT and _T, else when you compile with _UNICODE defined it could lead to waste of time. You can do likewise...

CString name = _T( "Nibu " );
name += _T( "Hello" );
LPCTSTR test = name;

There is no need to wrap name inside TEXT(). You should be careful when using statements like

LPCSTR test = name; // This will be fine till you do a unicode build.

So always adopt a generic approach. Try to use _T() or TEXT() wherever possible along with their counterparts like LPCTSTR.

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[Rage]

vtalau wrote:

TEXT

Never seen this...

CString str="Hello "+name;
LPCTSTR string = str.operator LPCTSTR();

or

CString str="Hello "+name;
LPCTSTR string = (LPCTSTR)str;

Also, see this[^]

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus

[Rage]

Nibu babu thomas wrote:

name += _T( "Hello" );

Just a detail, but this should be

name = L("Hello")+name;

otherwise: "Nibu Hello" :rolleyes:

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus

[Nibu babu thomas]

Rage wrote:

otherwise: "Nibu Hello"

:-D

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