how-to-convert-standard-string-to-system-string.md

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How to: Convert Standard String to System::String

This topic shows how convert a C++ Standard Library string (<string>) to a xref:System.String.

Example

// convert_standard_string_to_system_string.cpp// compile with: /clr #include<string> #include<iostream>usingnamespaceSystem;usingnamespacestd;intmain() { string str = "test"; cout << str << endl; String^ str2 = gcnew String(str.c_str()); Console::WriteLine(str2); // alternatively String^ str3 = gcnew String(str.data()); Console::WriteLine(str3); }

test test test 

See also

Using C++ Interop (Implicit PInvoke)