WUtilities.h

#pragma once
 
#include<string>
#include <codecvt>
#include<cstring>
 
#include <msclr\marshal_cppstd.h>
using namespace std;
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
 
namespace WUtils {
    public ref class WConverter
    {
    public:
        static char* ConvertToNativeString(String^ toConvert) { 
            msclr::interop::marshal_context context;
            std::string atest = context.marshal_as<string, String>(toConvert);
            IntPtr ptrToNativeString = Marshal::StringToHGlobalAnsi(toConvert);
            char* nativeString = static_cast<char*>(ptrToNativeString.ToPointer());
            return (char *)nativeString;
        }
    };
 
    public enum class MeasurmentUnit
    {
        Millimeters = 0,
        Inches = 1
    };
}