How to convert string to const char* in C

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**How to convert string to const char* in C**

Jul 4th, 2006

Hello group,
Could anyone of you tell me how to convert string to const char* in C ....function c_str() is not working ...i dont know why............
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**Re: How to convert string to const char* in C**

Jul 4th, 2006

>Could anyone of you tell me how to convert string to const char* in C

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const char *p = my_string;

>function c_str() is not working
Are you working with C or C++? Make up your mind. C doesn't have a string type, and C++'s string type is incompatible with C.

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