Thread: MFC-like free CString class?

I have a similar problem: I work with a class called _bstr_t in COM and the ubiquitous CString for MFC, and I commonly mix them up (I have to do this as MFC does like it's own CString for some functions and working with BSTRs can be nasty), but when I can get away with it I use the standard library.

You can use a std::string and a std::stringstream with no problem, together they can easily manage your usual calls to Format. Also, I often typedef them so I can use them with UNICODE.

Code:

#include <windows.h>
#include <tchar.h>

#include <string>
#include <sstream>

//undefine both of these for UNICODE
//#define UNICODE
//#define _UNICODE

namespace TSTD
{
	typedef std::basic_string<TCHAR> string;
	typedef std::basic_stringstream<TCHAR> stringstream;
}


int main()
{
	TSTD::stringstream ss;
	TSTD::string str = _T("Hello World");

	ss << _T("This is an int - ") << 10000 << std::endl;
	ss << _T("This is a floating point - ") << 5.69 << std::endl;
	ss << _T("This is a string - \"") << str << _T("\"");;

	MessageBox(HWND_DESKTOP,ss.str().c_str(),_T(""),MB_OK);	
}

Fordy, if you uncomment the UNICODE lines nothing will happen, because you've already included tchar.h and windows.h.
We get the point though.