Thread: Problem with char pointers and strings

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    Problem with char pointers and strings

    Is there a direct way to get window text to a string variable using GetWindowText() without making any char array?
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    Direct - no. Without char array - use(C++) a std::vector, eg:
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    int len=GetWindowTextLength(hwnd);
    std::vector<TCHAR> tmp(len+1,_T('\0'));
    GetWindowText(hwnd,&tmp[0],len);
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    Is this okay?
    Code:
    char *buffer;
    string windowtext;
    int winlength=GetWindowTextLength(loggedin[5]);
    buffer=(char*)malloc(winlength);
    GetWindowText(loggedin[5],buffer,winlength);
    windowtext.insert(FileContents.length(),buffer,winlength);
    free(buffer);
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    Well, it looks to be a mix of c and c++ which is not such a good idea. If it's c-code then you shouldn't have to cast the return value from malloc. If you want to use dynamic memory allocation with c++ then you should prefer 'new' and 'delete' or 'new[]' and 'delete[] for arrays.

    edit: Sorry, I just noticed I forgot to specify the type of std::vector being initialised in my previous post; I've now edited it to correct that omission.
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