Proper way of converting int to LPCWSTR (Win32)

Question

I'm attempting to learn basic Win32 programming and running into a frustrating problem. I wish to convert a variable (Call it NumClicks) and display it as the application name (as part of a string). From what I've seen, going from int + some block of text to a char* is problematic, because converting it to the requisite end data type(LPCWSTR) is more difficult than a straight casting.

Any ideas or links?

Solution 1

use wsprintf
It allows you to compose a string the same way printf allows you to print a line of text.

Solution 2

_itow_s

If you're looking for more than just INT to LPWSTR conversion (such as formatting), I'd suggest StringCchPrintfW.

Comments

[Matteo Italia]

In which way it doesn't fully solve your problem? By the way, you'd better use the more secure (and still standard) wsnprintf.