Thread: Convert uint16_t to std::string?

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    Convert uint16_t to std::string?

    Hi there,

    what is the best way to convert uint16_t variable into std::string? Could you please show this with a code example? Thank you!

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    Use << to "print" the integer into a stringstream. Stringstreams convert to strings using the .str() function.

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    worked great, thanks!

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    Another way:
    boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(my_integer);
    Quote Originally Posted by Adak View Post
    io.h certainly IS included in some modern compilers. It is no longer part of the standard for C, but it is nevertheless, included in the very latest Pelles C versions.
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    You mean it's included as a crutch to help ancient programmers limp along without them having to relearn too much.

    Outside of your DOS world, your header file is meaningless.

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