How do I convert System::WideString to a char* and vice versa?

Question

I have a situation where I need to compare a char* with a WideString.
How do I convert the WideString to a char* in C++?

Answer 1

You can use the wcstombs function.

size_t wcstombs( char * mbstr, const wchar_t * wcstr, size_t max );