Copy of const char * using std::string constructor

Question

is this code ok?

void SomeClass :: foo(const char * _name) {
     //name is of type const char *
     name = std::string(_name).c_str();
}

Answer 1

It's not okay to use it afterwards - the memory can be freed as soon as the temporary goes. Why don't you use a string as a member? Then you wouldn't have to worry about memory management.