title: Converting a const char * to std::string
body: <p>I've got a <code>const char *</code> returned from a processing function, and I'd like to convert/assign it to an instance of <code>std::string</code> for further manipulation. This seems like it should be straight-forward, but I've not been able to find any documentation showing how it should be done. Obviously, I'm missing something. Insights appreciated.</p>