How can I convert a string into a byte array in c++?

Question

How can I convert this C# code to C++?

string map = "maps\guardian";
byte[] mapName = Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(map);

Answer 1

Use std::string like this

std::string myString("Hello World!");
const char* myConstArray = myString.c_str();
char myNonConstArray[100];
strcpy(myNonConstArray, myString.c_str());

both const and non-const versions there.

Answer 2

Would not this suffice?:

std::string map = "maps\guardian";
char* asciimap = map.c_str();

In C++ there is no byte type. You only have char .