"Sebastian Dau" <sebastian.dau@web.de> wrote in message
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>
> "Howard Kaikow" <kaikow@standards.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> > I'm trying to use a Form in C++ for the first time.
> > Alas, my only C++ .NET book is for 2002, so it does not cover Forms.
> >
> > In the snippet below, where lstOutput is a Listbox control, I get the
> > error:
> >
> > i:\C++\C++Code\UseForm\Form1.h(121): error C2664:
> > 'System::Windows::Forms::ListBox::ObjectCollection::Add' : cannot
convert
> > parameter 1 from 'char *' to 'System::Object __gc *'
> >
> > What do I have to do to correct the problem?
> >
> > char *buffer;
> >
> > buffer = "Bagels";
> > lstOutput->Items->Add(buffer);
> > lstOutput->Items->Add(S"and lox");
> >
> >
>
> It compiles with:
>
> lstOutput->Items->Add(new String("bagel"));
>
> lstOutput->Items->Add(new String ("and lox"));

> I'm trying to use a Form in C++ for the first time.
> Alas, my only C++ .NET book is for 2002, so it does not cover Forms.
>
> In the snippet below, where lstOutput is a Listbox control, I get the
> error:
>
> i:\C++\C++Code\UseForm\Form1.h(121): error C2664:
> 'System::Windows::Forms::ListBox::ObjectCollection::Add' : cannot convert
> parameter 1 from 'char *' to 'System::Object __gc *'
>
> What do I have to do to correct the problem?
>
> char *buffer;
>
> buffer = "Bagels";
> lstOutput->Items->Add(buffer);
> lstOutput->Items->Add(S"and lox");
>
>