Re: How to convert CString to LPCWSTR

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:41:28 +0200
Message-ID:
<h2plq2$rv9$1@news.eternal-september.org>
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How to convert CString to LPCWSTR


Neither CString nor LPCWSTR are part of standard C++. I.e. the question is off
topic in this group (see the FAQ for suggestions of more appropriate groups to
post in). However, regarding the code sample below:

In my code, the function need a parameter LPCWSTR
And I find this can work

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////?//////////////////////////////////////////
CFileFind finder;
BOOL bWorking = finder.FindFile(_T("C:\\*.bmp"));


Three things wrong with the above statement:

1. You're using a 'BOOL' type instead of standard C++ 'bool'.

2. You're using a Hungarian prefix 'b', and the rest of the name is meaningless
    and misleading: try to train yourself in choosing meaningful names (e.g. look
    at others' code).

3. You're using Microsoft _T, which is only meaningful if you have to use the
    MFC library in a DLL *and* support both Windows 9x and modern Windows, which
    it's almost guaranteed is not your situation.

As a general observation, it seems that you're employing the
monkey-see-monkey-do approach to programming, just copying and modifying code
snippets you find without understanding any of it.

A better (in the sense of more productive) approach is to understand things.

Cheers & hth.,

- Alf

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