How to convert String to char

[Kueishiong Tu]

How do I convert a managed String type to a native char
type? If nothing is availbale, how do I copy the the
contents of the String object to a char array?

 

[Nishant S]

String* str = S"Hello world";
char c = (char)str->Chars[0];

 

[Tomas Restrepo \(MVP\)]

Hi Nishant,

String* str = S"Hello world";
char c = (char)str->Chars[0];

Well, that's one cast I'd stay away from, if you want your app to work when
"special" characters are in the string (remember that System::String is
UTF-16 encoded, while you are only handling 8-bit characters in char)

 

[Kueishiong Tu]

Dear Nish:
I tried it and it worked. As a matter of fact, I need to
convert the whole string. So I just put it in a loop.
Thank you very much.

Kueishiong Tu

 

[Nishant S]

Yup I know. But since he specifically wanted to cast to a char I guess we
can assume he wont be handling special characters.

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Regards,
Nish [VC++ MVP]

Hi Nishant,

String* str = S"Hello world";
char c = (char)str->Chars[0];

Well, that's one cast I'd stay away from, if you want your app to work when
"special" characters are in the string (remember that System::String is
UTF-16 encoded, while you are only handling 8-bit characters in char)