Re: std::copy unsafe error
On 6/24/2014 12:41 PM, Christopher Pisz wrote:
I am getting an error from std::copy_impl about this being unsafe. Is
there an alternative I can use? Or am I using it incorrectly here? I am
not sure why this would be "unsafe."
void Foo(const std::wstring & text)
{
// Double NULL required at end
wchar_t * buffer = new wchar_t[fullyQualifiedPath.size() + 2];
std::copy(fullyQualifiedPath.begin(), fullyQualifiedPath.end(),
buffer);
buffer[fullyQualifiedPath.size() ] = L'\0';
buffer[fullyQualifiedPath.size() + 1] = L'\0';
// SNIP
}
Not enough information. How is 'fullyQualifiedPath' declared? Also,
consider that you actually don't need to do the .size()] = 0 if you
zero-initialize it using the parentheses:
... buffer = new ... + 2]();
What's "std::copy_impl" and how are you "getting an error" from it about
your code "being unsafe"? Be more verbose. Is this a compiler error?
Then provide the compiler output. Is it a run-time error? Then provide
the output of your program.
Is this your first day in c.l.c++?
V
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