From char to string

[grande]

Is there an easy way to change a C-type char to a C++-type string.

I currently have a name being passed through a function (char name[50]) into a string. It compiles fine, but the string in the function is empty. Weird, no?

By the way, if it matters, the function is actually a method of a class.

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[uolj]

Yes, very weird. You should post relevant code. A simple assignment should work assuming name is not null and is null terminated.

 

[grande]

Yeah, I figured it out. You can't pass a char into a string through a function, but if you just say string = char, it's not a problem.

Thanks for responding!

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[uolj]

Actually, you cannot say string = char (a char is a single character), but you can say string = char* or char[]. And you can pass a char* or char[] into a function that takes a string because the string class has a constructor that takes a char*. So whatever was wrong had nothing to do with passing a a C style string to a function expecting a C++ string.

Glad you got it working, though.