On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 10:02:23AM -0400, Kuba Ober wrote: > It does return a null terminated char const *, although please notice that > this pointer may point to garbage on any subsequent line of your code, if the > source QString was destroyed. > > Thus, I'd always do this (unless I'm the one owning the QString): > > char mybuf[512]; > strncpy(mybuf, selectedFile().latin1(), sizeof(mybuf) - 1); > mybuf[sizeof(mybuf) - 1] = 0; > // sizeof()-1 so that the mybuf will always be zero-terminated > // even if latin1() returns a 512- or longer string
And why don't you use std::string mystr = selectedFile().latin1(); ? Looks simpler and does not have this strnage 512-char restriction? Andre' -- Those who desire to give up Freedom in order to gain Security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one. (T. Jefferson)
