Thread: Converting an std::string to a const char *

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    Well, I'd like to keep it that way if I could.

    But the ifsteam inputfile function chokes if I try to give it an std::string
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    that's the "as long as you can" bit

    use std::string like this

    Code:
    bool MS3DModel::Load_MS3D_Model(const std::string &Filename)
    {
    	ifstream inputFile( Filename.c_str(), ios::in | ios::binary | ios::nocreate );
    // more code here!
    }
    that should work.
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    Thats what I had in there about 10 posts ago
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    With the assert you mentioned:
    Code:
    bool MS3DModel::Load_MS3D_Model(const std::string &Filename)
    {
    	assert(Filename.length() > 5 && Filename.substr(Filename.length() - 5) == ".ms3d");
    	ifstream inputFile( Filename.c_str(), ios::in | ios::binary | ios::nocreate );
    // more code here!
    }

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shamino
    Thats what I had in there about 10 posts ago
    Except you were creating a temporary.

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    And passing by value.

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    Yeah yeah , checkout the full system WIP, I posted about it..
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