how to convert from int to char*?
In C++17, use std::to_chars as: std::array<char, 10> str; std::to_chars(str.data(), str.data() + str.size(), 42); In C++11, use std::to_string as: std::string s = std::to_string(number); char const *pchar = s.c_str(); //use char const* as target type And in C++03, what you’re doing is just fine, except use const as: char const* pchar = temp_str.c_str(); //dont use cast