std::cout displaying a hex value instead of a string.

[dimitri]

Try this:

#include <QString>
#include <iostream>
int main() {
    const QString s("test 1234567890");
    std::cout << s.constData() << std::endl; // returns QChar *
    std::cout << s.toAscii().constData() << std::endl; // returns char *
}

#include <QString>
#include <iostream>
int main() {
    const QString s("test 1234567890");
    std::cout << s.constData() << std::endl; // returns QChar *
    std::cout << s.toAscii().constData() << std::endl; // returns char *
}

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and have a look at QString::constData() vs. QByteArray::constData().