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How to use pointer array data in MFC?

Dear Experts,

I am passing the pointer array to my function by using MFC exe in visual c++. The followings are my details.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
In MyAppDlg.h
protected:
      HICON m_hIcon;

      // Generated message map functions
      //{{AFX_MSG(CMy7_10_V2Dlg)
      ...
...
      afx_msg void check(CString* a);
      //}}AFX_MSG
      DECLARE_MESSAGE_MAP()
};

In MyAppDlg.cpp
void CMy7_10_V2Dlg::OnButton1()
{
      typedef unsigned char Byte;
      // TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
      MyString="aaa";
      check(&MyString);
}

In MyAppDlg.cpp

void CMy7_10_V2Dlg::check(CString* a)
{
char *temp = new char[16];
      m_result = new char[16];
      for (int i=0;i<16;i++)
      {
            temp[i]= a[i];

      }
}
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

My error is "error C2679: binary '=' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'class CString' (or there is no acceptable conversion)
Error executing cl.exe."
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Please kindly answer for me how to use the data which is inside the pointer array passed from another function.
Thanks in advance.
Regards.

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Jaime Olivares

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alb66

Since you haven't to modify the string you can ass a const reference

// In MyAppDlg.cpp
 
void CMy7_10_V2Dlg::OnButton1()
{
      typedef unsigned char Byte;
      // TODO: Add your control notification handler code here
      MyString="aaa";
      check(MyString);
}
 
 
// In MyAppDlg.cpp
 
void CMy7_10_V2Dlg::check(const CString& a)
{
      char *temp = new char[16];
      m_result = new char[16];
      for (int i=0;i<16;i++)
      {
            temp[i]= a[i];
      }
}

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alb66

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alb66

Also:
temp[i]= (*a)[i];

Note that you have a problem with the string length. You chack 16 character but the string length is 3.

void CMy7_10_V2Dlg::check(const CString& a)
{
      char *temp = new char[16];
      m_result = new char[16];
 
      int nMax = min( 16, a.GetLength() );
 
      for (int i=0;i<nMax;i++)
      {
            temp[i]= a[i];
      }
}

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