Converting c++ string to int

Question

I have the following data in a c++ string

John Doe 01.01.1970

I need to extract the date and time from it into int variables. I tried it li

Answer 1

You need to use

std::stringstream ss; 
ss << stringVar;
ss >> intVar;

or

intVar = boost::lexical_cast(stringVar);.

The later is a convenience wrapper from the boost library.