C / C++ / MFC

CString sText = _T("This is a test");
LPCTSTR p = sText;

CString sText = _T("This is a test");
LPTSTR p = sText.GetBuffer();
_tcscpy(p, _T("end of test");
sText.ReleaseBuffer(-1);

"Opinions are neither right nor wrong. I cannot change your opinion. I can, however, change what influences your opinion." - David Crow

BOOL CMyApp::InitInstance()
{
...

// The one and only window has been initialized, so show and update it
	m_pMainWnd->ShowWindow(SW_SHOW);
	m_pMainWnd->UpdateWindow();
	// call DragAcceptFiles only if there's a suffix
	//  In an SDI app, this should occur after ProcessShellCommand
	GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);

	return TRUE;
}

int CMyApp::ExitInstance()
{
	// TODO: Add your specialized code here and/or call the base class
	GdiplusShutdown(m_gdiplusToken);

	return CWinApp::ExitInstance();
}

"One must learn from the bite of the fire to leave it alone." - Native American Proverb

typedef union
{
	double	Double;
	float	Float;
	UINT	Int;
	USHORT	Short;
	UCHAR	Bytes[sizeof(double)];
} UnionBytes;


UnionBytes ub;
ub.Short = your_short;
your_string[x] = wb.Bytes[0];    // first byte
your_string[x+1] = wb.Bytes[1];  // second byte

typedef union
{
	UCHAR  Byte;
	struct
	{
		unsigned Bit0 : 1;
		unsigned Bit1 : 1;
		unsigned Bit2 : 1;
		unsigned Bit3 : 1;
		unsigned Bit4 : 1;
		unsigned Bit5 : 1;
		unsigned Bit6 : 1;
		unsigned Bit7 : 1;
	} Bits;
} ByteBits