Converting a void* to a std::string

Question

After perusing the web and messing around myself, I can\'t seem to convert a void*\'s target (which is a string) to a std::string. I\'ve tried using sprintf(buffer, \"

Answer 1

If you trying to format the address as text you can use a stringstream:

std::stringstream strm;
strm << ptr;
std::string str = strm.str(); 

// str will now have something like "0x80004567"

If that's not what you are interested in, please clarify your question.