LKBEN11207: Convert LPTSTR to QString with UNICODE defined
Symptom
On Windows you often have LPTSTR string and you need to convert them
Cause
none
Solution
A LPTSTR depends on the UNICODE environment found on the Windows System. If UNICODE is defined an LPTSTR is the same as an LPWSTR.
In this case we are dealing with a wide string. Here an exaple how you can convert it to a QString.
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ui.setupUi(this); //setup some user interface
LPTSTR testStr = L"and I am a LPTSTR defined in the Windows headers!";
QString qtTestStr = "This is the pure QString... ";
qtTestStr += QString::fromUtf16(testStr); //concatenate
ui.plainTextEdit->setPlainText(qtTestStr); //set it as text to some UI widget
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Author: - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG
Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.