Convert wchar_t to char

Question

I was wondering is it safe to do so?

wchar_t wide = /* something */;
assert(wide >= 0 && wide < 256 &&);
char myChar = static_cast

        

Answer 1

one could also convert wchar_t --> wstring --> string --> char

wchar_t wide;
wstring wstrValue;
wstrValue[0] = wide

string strValue;
strValue.assign(wstrValue.begin(), wstrValue.end());  // convert wstring to string

char char_value = strValue[0];