OK. I have to ask.... what function are you calling that takes a char*? Is there an equivalent that takes const char*?
Cheers, On 25/01/07, Adriano Crestani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm trying to use a function that requires a char* not const as a paremeter. I think strdup will help a lot, thanks ; ) Adriano Crestani On 1/25/07, Pete Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 25/01/07, Adriano Crestani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm begginer with C++ and I would like to know the best way to obtain a > > char* from a string object, for example: > > > > string name = "Alice"; > > char* namePtr = (char*) string; // this is not possible : ( > > > > Obs.: I'm needing a char* and not a const char* pointer > > > > Thanks. > > > > Adriano Crestani > > > > > > std::string has a .c_str() method to return the const char* > const char* namePtr = name.c_str(); > > Why do you need char* and not const char*? You could cast the value to > char* but it is const for a good reason... you should not use c > functions to manipulate the characters in std:string! > > You can take a copy of the string using strdup. > > Cheers, > > -- > Pete > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
-- Pete
