How to convert from char to Platform::String^ (C++/CLI)

Question

How do you convert from a char to a Platform::String^?

The documentation for Platform::String is here but does not mention how to convert to and from different data types.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh755812(v=vs.110).aspx

Answer 1

I found a method to convert char[] to Platform::String.

char char_str[] = "Char string";
std::string s_str = std::string(char_str);
std::wstring wid_str = std::wstring(s_str.begin(), s_str.end());
const wchar_t* w_char = wid_str.c_str();
Platform::String^ p_string = ref new Platform::String(w_char);

I hope there is a more efficient way than my method.

Answer 2

ref new Platform::String(&ch, 1);

Answer 3

String^ StringFromAscIIChars(char* chars)
{   
    size_t newsize = strlen(chars) + 1;
    wchar_t * wcstring = new wchar_t[newsize];
    size_t convertedChars = 0;
    mbstowcs_s(&convertedChars, wcstring, newsize, chars, _TRUNCATE);
    String^ str=ref new Platform::String(wcstring);
    delete[] wcstring;
    return str;
}

Also see this MSDN link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms235631.aspx