how best to combine multiple vector<unsigned char> to std::string?

[ekhule]

Hello all,

two questions:

1. I have some vector<unsigned char> containing binary data. I would like to combine them into one std::string. How is the correct way to accomplish this?

This is my best guess for sample code:

vector<unsigned char> data; //conatins some data
vector<unsigned char> data2; //contains more data
string temp(data.begin(), data.end());
temp.append(data2.begin(), data2.end());

will this code work with binary data, or will it null terminate?


2. A similiar problem.. I have some unsigned char* variables, and I want to combine them into one std::string. How can I accomplish this?

will the member append() work here? or will it null terminate?

something like:

unsigned char* data; //conatins some data
unsigned char* data2; //contains more data
string temp(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data));
temp.append(string(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(data2)));

will the above sample code work without null termination?

Regards,
Ellay K.