I have a class which returns a typed pointer to a “const TCHAR”. I need to convert it to a std::string but I have not found a way to make this happen.
Can anyone provide some insight on how to convert it?
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I have a class which returns a typed pointer to a “const TCHAR”. I need to convert it to a std::string but I have not found a way to make this happen.
Can anyone provide some insight on how to convert it?
Depending on your compiling settings,
TCHARis either acharor aWCHAR(orwchar_t).If you are using the multi byte character string setting, then your
TCHARis the same as a char. So you can just set your string to theTCHAR*returned.If you are using the unicode character string setting, then your
TCHARis a wide char and needs to be converted using WideCharToMultiByte.If you are using Visual Studio, which I assume you are, you can change this setting in the project properties under Character Set.