std::array<char, N> to std::string

arrays, c++, c++11, std, string

Solution

I won't say it is the "best way", but a way is to use `std::string`'s iterator constructor:

std::array<char, 10> arr;
... // fill in arr
std::string str(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr));

Problem

What is the best way to convert from a `std::array<char, N>` to a `std::string`? I have tried producing a template method but have had no luck. I think my C++ skills just aren't up to scratch. Is there an idiomatic way of doing this in C++?

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