How to Convert unsigned char* to std::string in C++?

Question

I have unsigned char*, want to convert it to std::string. Can you please tell me the safest way to do this?

Answer 1

BYTE *str1 = "Hello World";
std::string str2((char *)str1);  /* construct on the stack */

Alternatively:

std::string *str3 = new std::string((char *)str1); /* construct on the heap */
cout << &str3;
delete str3;