Can I use std::string* argv as main function argument?

Usually I see:

int main(int argc, char** argv)

But can I use:

int main(int argc, std::string* argv)

instead?

If it's not possible how can I convert char* to std::string?

PS: I am using C++11.

main argument must be char** argv or char* argv[].

[basic.start.main]

2. An implementation shall not predefine the main function. This function shall not be overloaded. Its type shall have C++ language linkage and it shall have a declared return type of type int, but otherwise its type is implementation-defined. An implementation shall allow both

(2.1). a function of () returning int and

(2.2). a function of (int, pointer to pointer to char) returning int

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What you can do is to convert the arguments in the code by using one of the following:

• Simply assigning it:

    if(argc > 1)
    { 
        std::string str = argv[1]; 
    }

• Constructing the string using the argument as the constructor parameter:

    std::string str(argv[1]);

• With initializer list:

    std::string str{argv[1]};

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If you'd like to keep a collection of the arguments I would suggest keeping them in a variable size container std::vector using one of the following:

• Constructing vector in place using std::vector constructor, here using pointers to the beginning and to one past the end the array of strings argv as constructor arguments:

    std::vector<std::string> strs(&argv[1], &argv[argc]); //*

• Using initializer list:

    std::vector<std::string> strs{&argv[1], &argv[argc]}; //*

• Adding the arguments in a loop:

    std::vector<std::string> strs;

    for(int i = 1; i < argc; i++) //*
        strs.push_back(argv[i]);   
    }

*Not including argv[0] program name.