[c++] C++ String Declaring

I have been working with VB for a while now. Now I'm giving C++ a shot, i have came across strings, i cant seem to find a way to declare a string.

For example in VB:

Dim Something As String = "Some text"

Or

Dim Something As String = ListBox1.SelectedItem

Whats the equivalent to the code above in C++ ?

Any help is appreciated.

using the standard <string> header

std::string Something = "Some Text";

http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/42209-c-strings/

In C++ you can declare a string like this:

#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string str1("argue2000"); //define a string and Initialize str1 with "argue2000"    
    string str2 = "argue2000"; // define a string and assign str2 with "argue2000"
    string str3;  //just declare a string, it has no value
    return 1;
}

Preferred string type in C++ is string, defined in namespace std, in header <string> and you can initialize it like this for example:

#include <string>

int main()
{
   std::string str1("Some text");
   std::string str2 = "Some text";
}

More about it you can find here and here.