Get bytes from std::string in C++

Question

I\'m working in a C++ unmanaged project.

I need to know how can I take a string like this \"some data to encrypt\" and get a byte[] array which I\'m gonna use as the

Answer 1

If you just need to read the data.

encrypt(str.data(),str.size());

If you need a read/write copy of the data put it into a vector. (Don;t dynamically allocate space that's the job of vector).

std::vector<byte>  source(str.begin(),str.end());
encrypt(&source[0],source.size());

Of course we are all assuming that byte is a char!!!