Thread: How do you add strings and numbers to be shown in a MessageBox?

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    How do you add strings and numbers to be shown in a MessageBox?

    For example, have the message box say, "x equals 5, and that's just dandy".

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    Code:
    #include <string>
    
    [...]
    
    std::string MessageText = "X equals ";
                MessageText += X;
                MessageText += ", and that's just dandy";
    
    MessageBox(hWnd, "Title", MessageText.c_str(), MB_OK);

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    I posted about this awhile ago... Oh well, here is the first code that I got a hold of:

    Code:
    #include <sstream>
    #include <windows.h>
    
    int main( void )
    {
      int X = 5; // If this is what you mean't
      std::stringstream Message;
      Message << "X equals " << X << ", and that's just dandy.";
      MessageBox( NULL, Message.str().c_str(), "Title", MB_OK );
      return 0;
    }
    I use this way because it's the first way I got (and it works fine).

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    Originally posted by stovellp
    Code:
    #include <string>
    
    [...]
    
    std::string MessageText = "X equals ";
                MessageText += X;
                MessageText += ", and that's just dandy";
    
    MessageBox(hWnd, "Title", MessageText.c_str(), MB_OK);
    Are you sure? I thought you could only add strings and characters to a string. Any other types have to be added through a stringstream.
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