How to: Convert System::String to Standard String
Visual Studio 2015
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You can convert a String to std::string or std::wstring, without using PtrToStringChars in Vcclr.h.
// convert_system_string.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
using namespace System;
void MarshalString ( String ^ s, string& os ) {
using namespace Runtime::InteropServices;
const char* chars =
(const char*)(Marshal::StringToHGlobalAnsi(s)).ToPointer();
os = chars;
Marshal::FreeHGlobal(IntPtr((void*)chars));
}
void MarshalString ( String ^ s, wstring& os ) {
using namespace Runtime::InteropServices;
const wchar_t* chars =
(const wchar_t*)(Marshal::StringToHGlobalUni(s)).ToPointer();
os = chars;
Marshal::FreeHGlobal(IntPtr((void*)chars));
}
int main() {
string a = "test";
wstring b = L"test2";
String ^ c = gcnew String("abcd");
cout << a << endl;
MarshalString(c, a);
c = "efgh";
MarshalString(c, b);
cout << a << endl;
wcout << b << endl;
}
test abcd efgh
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