.. _EEex_ConstructCString:

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EEex_ConstructCString 
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   EEex_ConstructCString(string)

Constructs and returns a :ref:`CString<CString>` from the given Lua string

**Parameters**

* **string** - lua string to construct a :ref:`CString<CString>` for


**Return**

Returns a :ref:`CString<CString>`

**Example**

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   local variableNamePtr = EEex_ConstructCString(variableName)

**See Also**

:ref:`EEex_CopyCString<EEex_CopyCString>`, :ref:`EEex_FreeCString<EEex_FreeCString>`, :ref:`CString<CString>`