How to convert Platform::String to char*?

Question

How do I convert the contents of a Platform::String to be used by functions that expect a char* based string? I\'m assuming WinRT provides helper functions for this but I ju

Answer 1

A solution using wcstombs:

Platform::String^ platform_string = p_e->Uri->AbsoluteUri;
const wchar_t* wide_chars =  platform_string->Data();
char chars[512];
wcstombs(chars, wide_chars, 512);