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how can i convert a char* into std_msgs::String [closed]

asked 2019-09-22 20:58:28 -0500

arifle
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Hello, std_msgs::String data1; char buffer[20];

I just want to do data1.something = buffer

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Not related to ROS in any way. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-...

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answered 2019-09-22 22:51:04 -0500

ahendrix

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The single member of std_msgs::String is a std::string named data. The normal conversions between char * and std::string apply (among others, the assignment operator works):

std_msgs::String message;
char buffer[20] = "Hello World";
message.data = buffer;

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