Working with structures in C++/CLI - c++-cli

Question

I have following code
ref class A
{
typedef ref struct All
{
std::string x;
}All_t;
};
in my program I am using it in following manner
A::All_t t;
t.X = "H";
This declaration throwing error as
error C4368: cannot define 'x' as a member of managed 'A::All': mixed types are not supported
I understand that I am declaring native varible inside managed code which is not allowed but now I would like to know changes I will need to make to make my structure suitable to managed project.
Thanks.

Answer 1

I'm assuming you originally had std::string x; not std::string *x (since using the pointer to string does not generate that error). You are not allowed to directly embed a native type in a managed type, but you are allowed to indirectly have one (via a pointer) See:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xhfb39es(v=vs.80).aspx
After I fixed the compiler errors in your sample, it builds without error:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <string>
using namespace System;
ref class A
{
public:
typedef ref struct All
{
std::string * x;
}All_t;
};
int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)
{
A::All_t t;
t.x = new std::string("H");
return 0;
}