What is the simplest way to convert char[] to/from tchar[] in C/C++(ms)?

Question

This seems like a pretty softball question, but I always have a hard time looking up this function because there seem there are so many variations regarding the referencing of char and tchar.

Answer 1

The simplest way is to use the conversion macros:

• CW2A
• CA2W
• etc...

MSDN

Answer 2

MultiByteToWideChar but also see "A few of the gotchas of MultiByteToWideChar".