A CSTRING type is not an ASCII-Z string, it really just a const char * type. What is the compiler error when you do the cast? Have you tried using CSTRING for the cast type when you make the call?
Rick On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM, David Ashley <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok, Rick's suggestion to use BufferString instead works just fine. > > But, I do take issue with the API method > > RexxStringObject NewString(CSTRING s, size_t len) > > Since a size for the string is being specified and embedded nulls will > be ignored the CSTRING type is not appropriate for the signature. I > believe it should be void* instead. > > David Ashley > > On 01/07/2010 07:39 PM, Rick McGuire wrote: >> Umm, there is a String conversion method that takes a length as well. >> Also, if you can predict the maximum length ahead of time, you can >> allocate a BufferString, read the data directly into the buffer string >> and than convert this into a true string using the appopriate length. >> The charin() function works this way if you'd like an example. >> >> Rick >> >> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 7:11 PM, David Ashley<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Rick/Mark - >>> >>> I have come across a problem using the new C++ API. I have a buffer of >>> data that I want to return from a method as a RexxString. The problem is >>> that this buffer may contain embedded nulls, thus none of the >>> String/CSTRING methods will work for the conversion. Is there a way to >>> do this? >>> >>> David Ashley >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community >>> Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support >>> A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy >>> Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Oorexx-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community >> Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support >> A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy >> Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Oorexx-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Oorexx-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
