Easiest way to convert int to string in C++

Question

What is the easiest way to convert from int to equivalent string in C++. I am aware of two methods. Is there any easier way?

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Answer 1

You can use std::to_string available in C++11 as suggested by Matthieu M.:

std::to_string(42);

Or, if performance is critical (for example, if you do lots of conversions), you can use fmt::format_int from the {fmt} library to convert an integer to std::string:

fmt::format_int(42).str();

Or a C string:

fmt::format_int f(42);
f.c_str();

The latter doesn't do any dynamic memory allocations and is more than 10 times faster than std::to_string on Boost Karma benchmarks. See Fast integer to string conversion in C++ for more details.

Note that both are thread-safe.

Unlike std::to_string, fmt::format_int doesn't require C++11 and works with any C++ compiler.

Disclaimer: I'm the author of the {fmt} library.