Re: [Boost-users] Conversion from numeric type to const char*

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Conversion from numeric type to const char*
From: Jeff Flinn (Jeffrey.Flinn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-30 11:27:16

Claude wrote:
> Ok. I could use strcpy() to copy the .c_str() result in my char array?
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If you absolutely need to fill a char array use std::string's copy 
method for that:

char buf[100];

boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(myNumericVar).copy(buf,100);

See Josutti's The C++ Standard Library 11.2.4

Alternatively boost::iostreams::array_sink to directly stream to a char 
buffer.

Jeff