converting const char to string isn't working

Asked Dec 12 '18 at 22:42

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Trying to convert type const char to type std::string. All the examples I've seen are for const char *. If I change my type to * the dc.at will fail.

The conversion to string is failing. I've been trawling for an hour, it can't be that hard, I'm clearly missing something simple.

std::string dc = "fdsda4w4bfd*4t4vwrsv";
const char dcchar = dc.at(11);
std::string ms_char = dcchar;

std::string ms_char(dchar); also fails

asked Dec 12 '18 at 22:42

Dan

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Do you get an error? If so what is the exact text of the error message? – Code-Apprentice Dec 12 '18 at 22:44
Note: when you get a compiler error, you can copy-paste it into google and most likely find a solution. – Code-Apprentice Dec 12 '18 at 22:45
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*I'm clearly missing something simple.* -- What you're missing is calling the correct version of the `std::string` constructor that takes a char and a count. – PaulMcKenzie Dec 12 '18 at 22:46
Thanks guys, duplicate link above worked a charm – Dan Dec 13 '18 at 01:11

converting const char to string isn't working

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