How to insert TCHAR to string . in C++

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hi..

C++

hFind = FindFirstFile(DirPath1,&FindFileData);

Its Used to find the folders in the path...

the FindFileData.cFileName is TCHAR DataType..
i am coding under Unicode platform..

so i can't insert FindFileData.cFileName directly to string variable..

i have

C++

string s;

if i try

C++

s.insert(FindFileData.cFileName);

it producing error. what i want to do to rectify it..

Posted 20-Oct-11 20:16pm

@BangIndia

Updated 20-Oct-11 22:25pm

Richard MacCutchan

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tolw · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-20T21:21:00

Solution 1

If you're using unicode than TCHAR is defined as wchar_t. You should use std::wstring instead of std::string and all should be well:

wstring s;
s.insert(FindFileData.cFileName);

Posted 20-Oct-11 21:21pm

tolw

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Philippe Mori 22-Oct-11 17:01pm

Effectively... whevever possible an application should uses wide strings.