How do you convert LPCWSTR to const char *?

Question

How do you convert LPCWSTR to const char *?

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Answer 1

Use the WideCharToMultiByte function.

Note that LPCWSTR is the same as const wchar_t *, so if you're dealing with wide character data throughout your application, you may not need to convert it at all.

Answer 2

You can also have a look at wcstombs_s