c-string vs. string class objects

[jmbauer]

i was just wondering when should i use one over the other? should i always use c-strings since it is a part of c++ or should i use string objects since i can include them in console programming. btw im new to this so sorry if it's a dumb question

[Athar]

You should always use C++ strings (that is, std::string).
They're safe and easy to use.

[jmbauer]

c++ strings as in:

string myString;

right?

[Athar]

Yes.

[jmbauer]

except for structures right? when writing to a binary file don't all strings have to be c-strings?

[Moschops]

No. You can write anything at all to file.