SFML - getting text from sf::Text

Question

I'm trying to get sf::Text value into a std::string with no success.

Here is the line of code :

std::string s = input_text.getString();

Does someone knows why this doesn't work?

It also says something about symbols from sfml-graphics-d-2.dll not being loaded ..

I am getting this error:

Debug assertion failed!

Expression : _pFirstBlock == pHead

If someone has a solution I would be thankfull.

sf::Text::getString(); doesnt return a std::string, look at the documentation. — Hannes Hauptmann
– Hannes Hauptmann, Commented Jun 28, 2016 at 17:41
@HannesHauptmann yes but how can I get the string value from the sf::Text? — Ofer Arial
– Ofer Arial, Commented Jun 28, 2016 at 18:04
That line of code looks OK to me since there is an implicit case from sf::String to std::string. _pFirstBlock == pHead hints at a heap corruption of some sort, perhaps from mismatched versions of the msvcrt. (Either mixing versions, or mixing debug and release.) In fact, here is someone with a similar issue who fixed it by making sure SFML was compiled with the same version of studio as their project. — Sean Cline
– Sean Cline, Commented Jun 28, 2016 at 18:12
Yes I know there is a implicit conversion .. @SeanCline Would it work also with SFML 2.0? — Ofer Arial
– Ofer Arial, Commented Jun 28, 2016 at 18:24

MrOnlineCoder · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-28 19:44:03Z

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getString() returns SFML wrapper of string, use .toAnsiString()

string str = input_text.getString().toAnsiString();

answered Jun 28, 2016 at 19:44

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