#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
int main ()
{
std::stringstream ss;
ss << 55;
const char* c1 = ss.str().c_str(); // *c1 = \0
std::cout << c1 << std::endl;
// looks to be doing the same, but in stages
std::string s = ss.str();
const char* c2 = s.c_str(); // *c2 = "55"
std::cout << c2 << std::endl;
}
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