Problems converting a string to a Uint16

I'm trying to convert std::string to a Uint16 and I'm having problems... Here's what I'm doing...

Code:

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std::string str = "111111111";
Uint16 myInt = atoi(str.c_str()); // myInt becomes 27591 !!

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Am I mixing up Uints & ints...strings & CStrings?? I'm sooo confused....

What is a Uint16 ???

is it an unsigned short ? (16 bits)

if so the range of values it can hold is 0 to 65535

instead of Unit16, use int and it should work.

Just to beat the dead horse,

(111111111 % 65536) = 27591

so your code is correct to the precision of an unsigned 16-bit integer. Like Phillip said, if you want more than 65535, you should use an int.

[edit] Err, well, I guess you would use a Uint32 [/edit]

Bassman

Thanks for the help! :) Seems I was using the "11111111" for test data in my app and I neglected to take into consideration the 65xxx limit of the 16 bit int. **sigh** Musta been a loooooong day! Thanks again!