Best way to construct a CString from QString and vice-versa

Perdrix

Is this correct (assuming UNICODE)

QString to CString: given a Qstring called qstring

CString cstring((LPCTSTR)qstring.utf16());

CString to QString: given a CString called cstring

QString qstring((QChar *)cstring.GetBuffer());

or are there better incantations?

Thanks
David

SGaist

Hi,

This thread on this forum answers the same question.

fcarney

Are you choosing to use CString or are you stuck with it?
I didn't know what it was, but now that I have looked into it, I would avoid using CString if it can be helped.

What constructors does CString provide? What data type does CString::GetBuffer() return? I am pretty sure it does not return a QChar buffer.

Perdrix

For quite a long while I'm stuck to 1000's of them.

CString documentation here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/atl-mfc-shared/using-cstring?view=vs-2019, and
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/atl-mfc-shared/reference/cstringt-class?view=vs-2019

David

Perdrix

Bump! Surely someone here must know both MFC and Qt and is able to give a definitive answer?

David

SGaist

Hi,

This thread on this forum answers the same question.