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ProtectedVoid
ProtectedVoid

Reputation: 1315

C++ Get Handle String Value

I've got a HANDLE declared like this:

HANDLE handle = new string("test");

How can I get the value from handle?

Something like this:

string myval = (string)handle; //Cast doesn't work

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6372

Answers (1)

Bathsheba
Bathsheba

Reputation: 234785

If HANDLE is either a void* or a string* then you can use

string myval = *(string*)handle;

or the clearer

string myval = *reinterpret_cast<string*>(handle);

If HANDLE is any other type then it's likely that the behaviour of your program is undefined.

Note that a value copy of your string will be taken.

Upvotes: 2

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