Convert Const Char * to string

Code:

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#include <string>

void
Calc::yyerror(const char * mesg) {
string x;

  // how can i make this to work ??? I would like to copy the mesg to the x string.
  x = mesg;


}

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string x(mesg);

Quote:

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Originally Posted by winsonlee

Code:

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#include <string>

void
Calc::yyerror(const char * mesg) {
string x;

  // how can i make this to work ??? I would like to copy the mesg to the x string.
  x = mesg;


}

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How can you make it work? It should work exactly as you have it written in your example above. One of the assignment operators for the string class takes a constant pointer to character as an argument.

make sure you have "using namespace std;" or do this to declare the string:
std::string x;