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?

(1)

int a = 10; 
char *intStr = itoa(a); 
string str = string(intStr);

(2)

int a = 10; 
stringstream ss; ss << a; 
string str = ss.str();

Answer 1

The C++11 version has introduced the std::stoi along with variants for each numeric type and the std::to_string which are the counterparts of the C atoi and itoa but are expressed in terms of std::string.

#include <string> std::string s = 

std::to_string(42);

So to answer your question, this is the shortest way I can think of. You could even try to omit naming the type, by using the auto keyword:

 

auto s = std::to_string(42);