[C++] convert std::string to const char * (and back)

Kind of a lousy-ass post but Straight to the point (with UNICODE on):

#include <string>

using namespace std;

//..

//from std::string to const char*

string originalStr("Bunny Colvin Kicks Ass");

const char* cnstCharPtr = str.c_str();

//the other way around

string convertedStr(cnstCharPtr); //as simple as this

 

I found myself googlin' this up a number of times and I always forgot everything soon enough since I don't use it often. I decided to post it as a reference for myself and to increase chances to find an answer for anyone else who might be looking for it.

Cheers