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Is there an string equivalent to LPTSTR?

Answer 1

+8 A:

You could define one:

typedef std::basic_string<TCHAR> mystring;
...
mystring test = _T("Hello World!");

AraK 2009-12-01 06:53:28

Would you need to make new traits too?

GMan 2009-12-01 06:59:47

AFAIK `TCHAR` is either `char` or `wchar_t`. The standard provides a specialization for both types.

AraK 2009-12-01 07:02:36

GMan: tstring becomes an alias for either string or wstring (they are typedefs of basic\_string<char> and basic\_string<wchar\_t>, respectively).

Roger Pate 2009-12-01 07:24:50

Indeed, I was thinking completely wrong for a bit. This solution seems rather clean, then. (Just rename it `tstring` and throw it in a namespace :P)

GMan 2009-12-01 07:26:25

Hah, oops, I actually read the answer as 'tstring' instead of 'mystring', since that is the common name.

Roger Pate 2009-12-01 07:31:47

+1 elegant way to do it.

Jason D 2009-12-05 17:27:42

Answer 2

+1 A:

Another option (doesn't require windows.h):

#if defined(_UNICODE) || defined(UNICODE)
  typedef std::wstring ustring_t;
  typedef wchar_t uchar_t;
#else
  typedef std::string ustring_t;
  typedef char uchar_t;
#endif

Usage:

ustring_t mystr = TEXT("hello world");

Kirill V. Lyadvinsky 2009-12-01 07:14:00

@Downvoter: Care to comment? Which bit do you disagree with?

Kirill V. Lyadvinsky 2009-12-01 07:36:30

Not the downvoter, but without `<windows.h>` you don't have the `TEXT()` macro either.

MSalters 2009-12-01 09:24:14

@MSalters, Only "usage" part requires TEXT macro. That's just an example.

Kirill V. Lyadvinsky 2009-12-01 11:08:06

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