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Re: [Dev-C++] Converting char* to wxString

[Luis B. <lf...@ya...>]

=0A=0ANo. Some error. If I use:=0A=0A    const char * test =3D "some_string=
";=0A    wxString c(test, wxConvUTF8);=0A=0Ait works, but how to make conve=
rt with a data member?=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: mathe=
us ribeiro <mfr...@gm...>=0ATo: Luis Bras <lf...@ya...>=0ACc: =
dev...@li...=0ASent: Thursday, August 9, 2007 6:22:1=
5 PM=0ASubject: Re: [Dev-C++] Converting char* to wxString=0A=0AChange func=
tion declaration to:=0A=0Avoid wxOpengl3D::ReadFile(const wxString & file)=
=0A=0Amaybe it helps compiler find the exact match.=0A=0A2007/8/9, Luis Bra=
s <lf...@ya...>:=0A>=0A> Can someone help me?=0A>=0A> I'm trying to c=
onvert a char* to a wxString:=0A>=0A> void wxOpengl3D::ReadFile(wxString & =
file)=0A> {=0A>=0A>     char * temp=3Dnew char[file.Len()+1];=0A>     CText=
File cfile;=0A>     wxString centerx;=0A>=0A>     // Open file=0A>     cfil=
e.InitializeWith((char *)file.mb_str( wxConvUTF8 ));=0A>     cfile.OpenFile=
ToRead();=0A>=0A>     // Get a string from file ending in ';'=0A>     temp=
=3Dstrupr(cfile.get_str(temp,';'));=0A>     centerx=3Dtemp;=0A>     (...)=
=0A> }=0A>=0A> I get this error:=0A>=0A> error: ambiguous overload for 'ope=
rator=3D' in=0A> '((wxOpengl3D*)this)->wxOpengl3D::centerx =3D temp'=0A> C:=
/wxWidgets-2.8.4/include/wx/string.h:676: note: candidates are: wxString&=
=0A> wxString::operator=3D(int) <near match>=0A> C:/wxWidgets-2.8.4/include=
/wx/string.h:957: note:                 wxString&=0A> wxString::operator=3D=
(wxChar) <near match>=0A> C:/wxWidgets-2.8.4/include/wx/string.h:971: note:=
                 wxString&=0A> wxString::operator=3D(const wxWCharBuffer&) =
<near match>=0A> C:/wxWidgets-2.8.4/include/wx/string.h:1026: note:        =
         wxString&=0A> wxString::operator=3D(const wxString&) <near match>=
=0A>=0A> When using wxWidgets-2.6 no error were found.=0A>=0A> Thanks in ad=
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Re: [Dev-C++] Converting char* to wxString

[Luis B. <lf...@ya...>]

=0AThanks for the links  and for the help, and you are correct saying that =
=0Aits best to use wxFile, but CTextFile is a class that I have created to=
=0Abe able to read complex text files with a special format.=0A=0ABest rega=
rds,=0A    Luis=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: Stefan Klug <Klug.=
St...@gm...>=0ATo: dev...@li...=0ASent: Friday, Au=
gust 10, 2007 8:10:27 AM=0ASubject: Re: [Dev-C++] Converting char* to wxStr=
ing=0A=0ALloyd schrieb:=0A> On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 10:03 -0700, Luis Bras wr=
ote:=0A>   =0A>> centerx=3Dtemp;=0A>>     =0A>=0A> I think here is the erro=
r. centerx is a wxString and temp is char* and=0A> they are incompatible da=
ta types. So if you want to assign temp to=0A> centerx do the following=0A>=
=0A>=0A> centerx=3DwxString::FromAscii(tempx);=0A>=0A> [static wxString Fro=
mAscii(const char* s)]=0A>=0A> Regards,=0A>   Lloyd=0A>   =0AHi,=0A=0Athis =
only works if you are really using ASCII (no characters above 127) =0Aand n=
o locale based conversion is applied.=0A(see =0Ahttp://www.wxwidgets.org/ma=
nuals/stable/wx_wxstring.html#wxstringfromascii )=0ATo do this assignment w=
ith locale based conversion use something like:=0Acenterx=3DwxString(tempx,=
wxConvCurrent);=0A(see =0Ahttp://www.wxwidgets.org/manuals/stable/wx_mbconv=
classes.html#wxmbconvobjects =0A)=0AThe question is, why aren't you staying=
 in wxWidgets space and use =0AwxTextFile instead of CTextFile.=0AThis way =
you wouldn't have to worry about string format conversions.=0A=0AAlso be ca=
reful with the line=0Acfile.InitializeWith((char *)file.mb_str( wxConvUTF8 =
));=0AAre you sure that every Operating System running your software saves =
its =0Afilenames in UTF8?=0AProbably the conversion should be file.mb_str( =
wxConvFileName );=0A=0ARegards,=0AStefan=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A       =
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