how do i convert a string to LPCSTR?

[User 404410]

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[Anonymous]

string? -> std::string? std::string str = "burp"; USES_CONVERSION; LPCSTR lpcstr = T2A(str.c_str());

[Ryan Binns]

1. To convert a CString to a LPCSTR

#include <atlconv.h>

USES_CONVERSION;
CString str = _T("Whatever");
LPCSTR lpsz = T2CA(str);

2. To convert a std::string to a LPCSTR

std::string str("Whatever");
LPCSTR lpsz = str.c_str(); // No T2CA() required - std::string is always ANSI

3. To convert a std::wstring to a LPCSTR

#include <atlconv.h>

USES_CONVERSION;
std::wstring(L"Whatever");
LPCSTR lpsz = W2CA(str);

Hope this helps Have a look at the tutorial on string handling on CP. That will say more :) Ryan Being little and getting pushed around by big guys all my life I guess I compensate by pushing electrons and holes around. What a bully I am, but I do enjoy making subatomic particles hop at my bidding - Roger Wright (2nd April 2003, The Lounge)
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