Convert from System::String^ to System::String

Question

I have a standard library string, and I would like to make the following conversion:

System::String^ to std::string

Answer 1

Code fragment to convert std::string to System::String^:

#include <msclr/marshal.h>

std::string str = "Hello World";
System::String^ result = msclr::interop::marshal_as<System::String^>(str.c_str());

Code fragment to convert System::String^ to std::string:

#include <msclr/marshal.h>

System::String^ str = "Hello World";
std::string result = msclr::interop::marshal_as<std::string>(str);