How would I convert a String* variable to a char*variable?
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string s;
a_function_that_takes_a_cstring(s.c_str());
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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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