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 the void is a const char*, then you can just call the std::string constructor with it, i.e.

const char* cakes = something;
std::string lols = std::string(cakes);