How do you convert LPCWSTR to const char *?

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Because he need it. I need it too. Example windows service written on VisualStudio2015 on c++ gives me startup params as LPCWSTR, but all my legacy code expects chonst char * array — Kostadin, Nov 18 '15 at 12:54

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '10 at 23:15

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Use the WideCharToMultiByte function.

Note that LPCWSTR is the same as const wchar_t *, so if you're dealing with wide character data throughout your application, you may not need to convert it at all.

answered Dec 27 '10 at 23:15

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 28 '10 at 01:57

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You can also have a look at wcstombs_s

answered Dec 28 '10 at 01:57

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