Why should one use std::string over c-style strings in C++?

Question

\"One should always use std::string over c-style strings(char *)\" is advice that comes up for almost every source code posted here. While the

Answer 1

1. std::string manages its own memory, so you can copy, create, destroy them easily.
2. You can't use your own buffer as a std::string.
3. You need to pass a c string / buffer to something that expects to take ownership of the buffer - such as a 3rd party C library.