CEdit to CString to String

I'm trying to convert a variables entered in as a CEdit to a CString, doing some standard error checking, then later to a string to pass to another api. Does anyone know the functions to do this?

Have you tried MSDN? Looks like the GetLine member might help, but it doesn't take a CString. You might have to allocate a regular character buffer and construct a CString off that...
(Disclaimer: Never used MFC. ;) )

I'm trying to basically just get the input down to a string to throw into a networking api.
I know how to convert a CString to a String:

Code:

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CString cs("Hello");
std::string s((LPCTSTR)cs);

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but this CEdit box is killing me.

Wow that was stupid I totally missed the question...

Yeah you use GetDlgItemText( CString, Control ID )


Sorry that was a totally unhelpful answer before...

GetDlgItemText() takes a CString.

GetDlgItemText(IDC_SOME_EDIT,String);

or

CEdit SomeEdit;
CString String;

SomeEdit.GetWindowText(String);