typedef ListIterator<A*> AIterator;
// AIterator is an iterator on A* objects
AIterator iter = pDefinition->First() ;
// iterator initialization

std::string l_string ; // string type local variable
TText * l_ttext ; // TText type local variable

l_ttext = const_cast<TText *> ((*iter)->Name().CPtr()) ;

// the problems are on this line I think...

l_string = std::string((char *)l_ttext) ;

TText * 
(const TText* CPtr() const; )