Re: [Boost-users] std::string <-> std::wstring conversion?

From: Boris (boriss_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-08 04:42:52

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:10:29 +0200, Ákos Maróy <akos_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Boris,
>
>> You can use std::mbstowcs and std::wcstombs (in <cstdlib>).
>
> I see. But it doesn't look too elegant, does it, as one has to create an  
> array to convert the characters into, and then initialise std::string or  
> std::wstring with the results, right?

ICU provides some elegant classes (see http://www.icu-project.org/). But  
depending on what you want to do exactly it might be overkill.

Boris