Seeed Studio TouchShield v2.0

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I am using the Seeed Studio TouchShield v2.0 (touchscreen LCD display) which I purchased from EpicTinker.com. One of the libraries for this device has a function with the following structure.

Tft.drawString("XYZ",25,200,2,CYAN);
// Draws the text string "XYZ" starting at position (25,200) in size 2 cyan font.

I would like to be able to replace the string "XYZ" with a string variable like this.

String someText;
someText = "ABC";
Tft.drawString(someText,25,200,2,CYAN);

When I tried this, the compiler yelled at me. Anyone see how I can do this?

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Anyone see how I can do this?

Don't use Strings. Use strings:

char someText[] = "Strings piss away resources";
Tft.drawString(someText,25,200,2,CYAN);
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@PaulS

That worked! Thank you for your assistance with this issue.