C / C++ / MFC

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;