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From: manni DOT heumann AT gmx DOT de (Manni Heumann)
Subject: Re: Convert String to char *
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In article <7voa5q$smh$1 AT canopus DOT cc DOT umanitoba DOT ca>, "Randy" <umgrang0 AT cc DOT umanitoba DOT ca> wrote:
>Or .data(), I don't know the difference between that and .c_str() if any.
>
Both return a C-string (char array). c_str() will return a Null-terminated 
one.

>Forsberg Sakari wrote in message <7vn8q9$bog$1 AT baker DOT cc DOT tut DOT fi>...
>>Nicolas Blais <nicblais AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
>>> How do I convert a String to a character array *?
>>
>>errr.... I remember a function c_str()
>>
>>string tempstring = "hiiohei";
>>char tempchar[20];
>>strcpy( tempchar, tempstring.c_str() );
>>
>>just remember to check if the string is short enough
>>or use
>>
>>int CHAR_LENGHT;
>>string tempstring = "hiiohei";
>>char tempchar[CHAR_LENGHT+1];
>>strncpy( tempchar, tempstring.c_str(), CHAR_LENGHT );
>>tempchar[CHAR_LENGHT] = '\0';
>>
>>or check string size with function size();
>>
>>**      Sakari Forsberg zacu AT cc DOT tut DOT fi       **
>>** Information: finger zacu AT assari DOT cc DOT tut DOT fi **
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Manni