unsigned char print

[hansaaa]

Hi, how do I print an unsigned char in c++?

e.g.

unsigned char a[100] = "acdef";

wprintf(L"a is %u\n", a);
wcout << "a is " << a << endl;

gives

a is 2880488
a is 002BF3E8

and not

a is acdef
a is acdef

??

what is the difference between unsigned char and char?

[MiiNiPaa]

Wcout << a; a is not a wide character string.

[hansaaa]

if I do

unsigned char a[100] = "acdef";
cout << "a is " << a << endl;

the program crashes :s without any output

I am also using

_setmode(_fileno(stdout), _O_WTEXT); // MSVC's special needs 

because I also need to output wide characters. How can I do this, and, also, still use non-wide characters in output?

[MiiNiPaa]

Why do you use unsigned char instead of char?
Standard 3.9.1.1

Plain char, signed char, and unsigned char are three distinct types.

And output streams can work differently if different data types are presented.

[hansaaa]

because I have a function, that I didn't write myself, that needs an unsigned char :s

[MiiNiPaa]

A) Why are you using %u? it is for unsigned integers. You should use %s for c-strings.
B) Use wcout << "a is " << reinterpret_cast<char*>(a) << endl;

[hansaaa]

aha, that works! thanks! :)