Stringer

An easy way to turn an unsafe *const c_char into a Rust String type and return a pointer for FFI.

Functions

string_to_cstring

string_to_cstring(string: String) -> Result<CString, NulError>

Takes a String and returns a CString.

cstr_to_string

cstr_to_string(unsafe_string: *const c_char) -> Result<String, Utf8Error>

Takes a *const c_char and returns a String.

Example on how to load this into your project:

Cargo.toml

[dependencies]
stringer = "0.2.0"

In the file you need the functions

extern crate stringer;
use stringer::*;

Things to consider

Due to the nature of what this library is doing:

• This code is unsafe
• Use at your own risk