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std::string str = "string";
char *cstr = new char[str.length() + 1];
strcpy(cstr, str.c_str());
// do stuff
delete [] cstr;
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// "std::string" has a method called "c_str()" that returns a "const char*"
// pointer to its inner memory. You can copy that "const char*" to a variable
// using "strcpy()".
std::string str = "Hello World";
char buffer[50];
strcpy(buffer, str.c_str());
std::cout << buffer; //Output: Hello World
//POSTED BY eferion ON STACK OVERFLOW (IN SPANISH).
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// example
char sczName[] = {"Jakes"};
std::string strName = std::string(sczName);
/* SYNTAX
#include <string>
std::string(<char-to-convert>)
*/