(C++ Builder) Converting an address to a String

include <string>

include <sstream>

std::string toString(const String& ansi)
{
  const char * const myChar = ansi.c_str();
  const std::string myString = myChar;
  return myString;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
String toAnsiString(const std::string& myString)
{
  const char * myChar = myString.c_str();
  const String myAnsi = myChar;
  return myAnsi;
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
std::string addressToString(const void* const x)
{
  std::ostringstream o;
  if (!(o << x)) return "ERROR";
  return o.str();
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
int addressToInt(const void* const x)
{
  const std::string myString = addressToString(x);
  return atoi(myString.c_str());
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
String addressToAnsi(const void* const x)
{
  const std::string myString = addressToString(x);
  return toAnsiString(myString.c_str());
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
void __fastcall TForm1::Button1Click(TObject *)
{
  ShowMessage(addressToInt(this));
  ShowMessage(addressToAnsi(this));
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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