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Question and Answer Database FAQ1360C.txt Converting an AnsiString to Char* Category :VCL Platform :All Product :C++Builder 1.x Question: I am trying to convert a String to char* but keep receiving the error: "Cannot cast from System::AnsiString to Char*". Below is my code. What am I doing wrong? String s; char* ch; s = "test"; ch = PChar(s); Answer: What you need to do is use the c_str() member function of AnsiString. Here are a couple examples: String s; const char* ch; s = "test"; ch = PChar(s.c_str()); You can avoid the PChar completely if you like. String s; const char* ch; s = "test"; ch = s.c_str(); 7/2/98 10:32:32 AM
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