Replace CString Format()

[Lost User]

I would like to go over some old code and replace the use of CString (MFC / ATL) with a multiplatform, C++ 20 equivalent. Can I use std::format and if so, then how?

[Mircea Neacsu]

std::format is not directly compatible with sprintf formatting codes. From what I've seen there are different ways to go about this: - do sprintf to a temporary buffer and assign buffer to a std::string - switch to string streams (std::stringstream) and their "<<" operator - switch to std::format and their "{}" style formatting. None is automatic and about equally unpleasant.

Mircea