How would I convert a String* variable to a char*variable?

string s;
a_function_that_takes_a_cstring(s.c_str());

Here's the answer:

String *str1;
char* chars;

str1 = textBox1->Text;

// convert from managed String to char *
chars = (char*)(Marshal::StringToHGlobalAnsi(str1)).ToPointer();

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