Have you tried using Csound::GetStringChannel()?

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Dr Victor Lazzarini
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> On 2 Dec 2014, at 15:01, Steven Yi  wrote:
> 
> Hi Simon,
> 
> I'm pretty sure the answer no, no one has been using this. It looks to me that the API for this needs some attention for the wrapped language interfaces.  interfaces/cs_glue.cpp has this:
> 
> const char * CsoundMYFLTArray::GetStringValue()
> {
>     return (char*) p;
> }
> 
> The SetStringValue is also setting as if the value is a char*.  These should be using STRINGDAT if I'm not mistaken.  
> 
> Could you file an issue on Github for this?  Once 6.04.0 is finished, we can look at getting a 6.04.1 out.  In the meanwhile, when I have a chance to investigate this further, I can send you interim builds to test.
> 
> Thanks,
> steven
> 
> 
> On Tue Dec 02 2014 at 6:40:58 AM SimonKenny  wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I'm using Csound in an Android app I've been developing. I use software
> buses to tell the host app information about the the CSD, such as the tempo
> and name of the CSD. However, after updating to use Csound v6.04 I'm now
> only getting garbage in from string channels. The numeric channels work fine
> still, and I'm not using any audio channels.
> 
> I'm using chnexport as follows in the CSD:
> 
> gSname = "Shoe-gaze Harp"
> gSname chnexport "name", 2
> 
> In my host app, I use, for example (in Java):
> 
> io_name = csound.getInputChannelPtr( "name",
> controlChannelType.CSOUND_STRING_CHANNEL );
> String name = io_name.GetStringValue();
> 
> Does anyone use the Android Csound API with strings? Any ideas? Also I
> should note that I found the string software bus channels to sometimes give
> me garbage in v6.03 also but irregularly. Now it is constant.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your time
> 
> 
> 
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