how to convert from UnicodeString into const char *?

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hi,

I'm building an IOS application, and I was wondering how can I convert a value entered into
Edit1->Test (Which is of type UnicodeString) into a (const char *), in order to be used in another function that requires const char * as a parameter.

best regards.
Rania

Posted 11-May-14 6:40am

raniam

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Richard MacCutchan 11-May-14 13:23pm

You need to find a conversion function that will turn Unicode characters into ASCII. In Windows you can use WideCharToMultiByte function, but I am not sure what the iOS equivalent would be.

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KarstenK · Answer 1 · 2014-05-11T07:24:00

Solution 1

string conversion is a highlight of the iOS classes, compared with the glue code is needed in the Microsoft world.

it is so easy:

const char *cString = [@"Hello, world" UTF8String];

read the iOS NSString Documentation

Posted 11-May-14 7:24am

KarstenK

JJMatthews · Answer 2 · 2014-05-13T01:53:00

Solution 2

const char* pszConverted = CW2A(pwstr);

Posted 13-May-14 1:53am

JJMatthews