C / C++ / MFC

operator LPBYTE () { cout << "Inside operator.\n"; return &this->m_buff[0]; };

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) // Show contents of cast (LPBYTE) foo
		cout << ((LPBYTE) foo)[i];

for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) // Show contents of cast (LPBYTE) foo
		cout << ((LPBYTE) (*foo))[i];

(LPBYTE) foo = 9180016 // same address as m_buff

LPBYTE getBuff() { return &this->m_buff[0]; };

cout << foo->LPBYTE()[0]; // is the garbage here ? :)

LPBYTE bar = foo->operator LPBYTE();
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) 
	cout << bar[i];
cout << "\n";

0123456789

LPBYTE lpOut = *foo;
cout << lpOut[0]; // is the garbage here ? :)

const char* szChars = "ABCD";

// Using constructor
std::string strFromChars(szChars);

// Using assignment operator
std::string strFromChars;
strFromChars = szChars;

char arr[MAX_PATH];
std::string str = arr;

wchar_t arr[MAX_PATH];
std::wstring str = arr;

TCHAR arr[MAX_PATH];
CString str = arr;