Subj : Re: How do I string compare two strings, one Unicode and the other
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jogy
Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 07:31 pm

D wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can somebody tell me how to perform a string comparision of
> two strings, one string is Unicode and the other a char*?
> The following isn't working for me.
> Am I using the correct string comparison functions?
>   
>   wchar_t* name = (wchar_t*) "fred";
>   if (wcscmp(name, (wchar_t*) "fred") == 0) 
>   {
>     // never enters here.
>   }
> regards,
> Duncan
> 
> 

Hello,

you cannot directly compare Unicode and ascii strings,
you will have first to convert one of them to the other's type.

Jogy

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