Thread: converting strings to char

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    converting strings to char

    Is there a way that you can convert a roman numeral to a decimal number? for example is there a way to break a string into 1 letter at a time so I can verify 1 letter at a time so I can put it in a casestatement

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    Sure, you can do that.
    Code:
    char *lpString = "Hello World";
    
    char firstChar = *lpString;
    char secondChar = *(lpString + 1);
    
    switch( firstChar )
    {
      case 'X':
      case 'x':
    
        // blah..
        break;
    }
    That code does nothing but you should get the idea how to walk through a string. You have a pointer to a series of characters. When you dereference the pointer you get a single character. So to get the second character I add one to the pointer address and then dereference. Hope that helped.

    EDIT:
    You'll want this in a loop and you'll want to check for the '\0' character because strings are null-terminated.

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    If you are using type string, you can use index operator [].
    Code:
    string str = "Hello Word!";
    
    char first = str[0].
    gg

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    Originally posted by Codeplug
    If you are using type string, you can use index operator [].
    Code:
    string str = "Hello Word!";
    
    char first = str[0].
    gg
    I was not aware you could use the index operator on a string type. I am glad I read this thread

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    do a board search. Roman numeral conversions crop up quite often.
    Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
    And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi

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