Problem with subscriber a string [closed]

asked 2013-02-08 08:03:30 -0500

mrpiccolo
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updated 2014-01-28 17:15:10 -0500

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Hi, I tried to do the tutorial writing a simple publisher and subscriber in c++ and it works.
Now i must use a function with argument the string that was subscribed, but i received the error: argument incorrect. This is the code:

void chatterCallback (const std_msgs::String::ConstPtr& msg) {
ROS_INFO("I heard: [%s]\n", msg->data.c_str());
my_function(msg->data); //error
// i also tried msg->data.c_str()
} void my_function(char* c) ....

any suggestion?
thanks

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What is the signature of my_function?

Jeffrey Kane Johnson ( 2013-02-09 02:23:24 -0500 )edit

Also relevant: Does my_function need a non-const char* or is the just an old-style definition. If it doesn't change it, you could get away with just passing in the string data.

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answered 2013-02-08 23:20:02 -0500

ayush_dewan

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msg->data is of type string and ur function input argument is of type char*. Therefore u cannot directly pass either msg->data or msg->data.c_str() as argument and since u cannot change ur function argument i suggest following. Add this to ur subscriber callback

char *c; c=new char[sizeof(msg->data)]; c=&what[0]; myfunction(c)

This should work.

PS.Let me know if this doesnt work or any of the assumptions i made regarding ur problem is wrong.

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This looks like a memory leak to me. You are reassigning the pointer to c and forgetting the newly allocated memory. In addition sizeof does NOT return the length of the string.

dornhege ( 2013-02-09 01:23:40 -0500 )edit

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I think you're looking for the strcpy function; just re-assigning the pointer won't change anything.

Jeffrey Kane Johnson ( 2013-02-09 02:26:21 -0500 )edit

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thanks i tried strcpy(c,msg->data.c_str()); myfunction(c); and now work, because strcpy convert const char* to char*.

mrpiccolo ( 2013-02-09 07:40:59 -0500 )edit

@mrpiccolo please accept this answer using the checkmark on the left side so others know your question is resolved.

tfoote ( 2013-02-11 10:44:25 -0500 )edit

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answered 2013-02-08 22:21:08 -0500

mrpiccolo
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thanks for the answer
but i can't do it because my_function is a method of a library that was installed in my pc, so i can't change the argument.

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answered 2013-02-08 13:55:19 -0500

K_Yousif

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You could do something like this:

void chatterCallback(const std_msgs::String::ConstPtr& msg)
 {
  my_function(msg);
 }

 void my_function(const std_msgs::String::ConstPtr& c)
 {
  ROS_INFO("I heard from my function: [%s]", c->data.c_str());
 }

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