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name[0] = toupper(name[0]);

toupper

tolower

int nCP = 1252; // Example: Windows-1252
// Get required buffer size
int nSize = ::WideCharToMultiByte(nCP, 0, str.GetString(), -1, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL);
char *nstringw = new char[nSize];
::WideCharToMultiByte(nCP, 0, str.GetString(), -1, nstringw, nSize, NULL, NULL);

// Create a char/multi-byte string from wide string.
// Pass LPCSTR to constructor, so use casting or GetString()!
CStringA strA(str.GetString());
// Convert it back to a wide string
CStringW strW(strA.GetString());

• The code page passed to WideCharToMultiByte()
• The code page used by the CStringT class

// Default ANSI code page
int nCP = ::GetACP();
// Returns same as GetSystemDefaultLCID() when SetThreadLocale() has not been called.
LCID nLCID = ::GetThreadLocale();
TCHAR szACP[7];
if (::GetLocaleInfo(nLCID, LOCALE_IDEFAULTANSICODEPAGE, szACP, 7) != 0)
    nCP = _tstoi(szACP);

• The system locale including its default ANSI code page
• The user's locale including its default ANSI code page
• The thread's locale including its default ANSI code page
• The code page used by the CStringT class
• The code page passed to conversion functions in your code

node a(3); // a, will be deleted as a stack variable
a.next = new node(4); // b, will be deleted by unique_ptr of a
a.next->next = new node(5); // c, will be deleted by unique_ptr of b
// 1. deleting of b, not "tested" :) :
a.next = move(a.next->next); // is there a crash ?
// 2. then deleting of b, old style :) :
unique_ptr<node> temp = move(a.next->next);
a.next = move(temp);

struct node {
  int m_iData;
  node* m_pNext;

  node(int iData) : m_iData(iData), m_pNext(NULL) {}
  ~node() { delete m_pNext; }

  node* detach() { node* prevNext(m_pNext); m_pNext = NULL; return prevNext; }
} a(3);

They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;
They pursued it with forks and hope;
They threatened its life with a railway-share;
They charmed it with smiles and soap.

a.next = b;