string to char

[DarkMoose]

char myChar;
string s = "penguin";

myChar = s.substr(3, 1);

The idea is for myChar to have the value of 'g' after this, but I get an error because s.substr(3, 1); is still considered a string. How can I convert that letter into a character?

[parksie]

Originally posted by DarkMoose
char myChar;
string s = "penguin";

myChar = s.substr(3, 1);

If you only want a single character, just use the overloaded [] operator:

char myChar = string("penguin")[2]; // This is the 3rd character - zero based