From: Magnus Ljung <d93-mlj AT nada DOT kth DOT se DOT no-spam>
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Subject: Re: String to (char *)
Date: 28 Jul 1998 09:34:06 +0200
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"Chia" <chia AT top DOT net> writes:

> 
> I've been programming C++ and Allegro.  I have a String called, "TheText" in
> one of my classes which I want to print to the screen with "textout()."
> 
> However, the textout() function only does (unsigned char *)'s.
> 
> I am lost when it comes to how to convert the String to this, and without
> doing that I can't print the text.  If someone could help it'd be great.
> 
> I've tried a simple typecast:  (char *)TheText,  and that didn't compile.
Try (char *)(const char *)TheText, it works for me. This isn't exactly
an elegant solution, the best way would be if textout wanted a 
(const unsigned char *).

HTH
/Magnus