Thread: Convert Char To LPCTSTR

Hi all,

Ive coded quite a complicated C programme and stuck on a really simple problem which i cant seem to solve.

Code:

char ch = 'a';
SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S, ch);

That is what im trying to do but with no luck as SetDlgItem requires a LPCTSTR as its third argument and not a char. Any ideas how i can get this working?

Note: Im not looking for the following solution:

Code:

SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S, "a");

As i am required to do it by converting a char to a LPCTSTR

Thanks for any help

char makeAshortString[2];
makeAshortString[0] = ch;
makeAshortString[1] = '\0';
SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S, makeAshortString );

LPCTSTR can be either char* or wchar_t*, depending on whether the program is compiled for UNICODE or not. You cannot pass a single char as the third argument. There are several solutions, depending on UNICODE settings -- the first and last solutions below will compile with or without UNICODE.

Code:

SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S,_TEXT("a"));

or
char a[] = "a";
SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S,a);

or
wchar_t a[] = L"a";
SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S,a);

or
TCHAR a[] = _TEXT("a");
SetDlgItemText(hwnd, IDC_S,a);