convert string to const char?

I am using strings to read in from a text file using getline.

I am trying to print this string to the screen using the allegro game library calling the function textout_ex.
textout_ex

It requires a const char *s ..im using string.. can I convert it?

if you mean the you are using std::string then yes, std::string::c_str() will give you a character array.

Originally Posted by TenTierHook

It requires a const char *s ..im using string.. can I convert it?

Of course you can! Just use the string like this:

Code:

yourStr.c_str();

c_str() returns a pointer to the string's text

That worked.

Thank you. I am starting to realise that C and C++ integrate quite a bit.

wow i'm doing allegro too, when I saw the textout_ex() i immediate recognised it !
we have to read from a file to receive points for playerObjects.
good luck man