MLGetString()

int MLGetString(MLINK link, char **s) gets a character string from the MathLink connection specified by link, storing the string in s.

MLGetString() allocates memory for the character string. You must call MLDisownString() to disown this memory.

External programs should not modify strings generated by MLGetString().

MLGetString() creates a string that is terminated by \0.

MLGetString() stores single \ characters from Mathematica as pairs of characters \\.

MLGetString() stores special characters from Mathematica in a private format.

See Section 2.13.5.

See also: MLGetByteString, MLGetUnicodeString.