Raison D'etre

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <iostream>

#include <string>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])

{

    // std string converts to char array

    std::string szBuff_1 = "buff 1";

    char acBuff_1[32];

    ::memset(acBuff_1, 0, sizeof(acBuff_1));

    ::strcpy(acBuff_1,szBuff_1.c_str());

    std::cout << acBuff_1 << std::endl;

    // char array converts to std string

    std::string szBuff_2 = "";

    char acBuff_2[32];

    ::memset(acBuff_1, 0, sizeof(acBuff_1));

    ::strcpy(acBuff_2, "buff 2");

    szBuff_2 = static_cast<std::string>(acBuff_2);

    std::cout << szBuff_2 << std::endl;

}