Why std::string reference cannot take char*? - c++

Question

I have simple code.
template<typename T>
class NamedObject{
public:
NamedObject(std::string& name, const T& value):nameValue(name), objectValue(value)
{
}
private:
std::string& nameValue;
const T objectValue;
};
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
NamedObject<int> no1("Smallest Prime Number",2);//error
NamedObject<int> no2(std::string("Smalledst Prime Number"),2);//works
return 0;
}
When I make first parameter as non refrence, both no1 and no2 object gets created. But when I keep reference Visual Studio compiler gives following error,
Error 1 error C2664: 'NamedObject::NamedObject(std::string &,const
T &)' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'const char [22]' to
'std::string &' c:\users\pkothari\documents\visual studio
2008\projects\stackoflw\stackoflw\stackoflw.cpp 36
If char * can be casted to std::string, why not to std::string& ? Is there any way to make it work?

Answer 1

NamedObject<int> no2(std::string("Smalledst Prime Number"),2);//works
That should not work in a standard compliant compiler. It is supported in MS Visual Studio C++ even though it is not standard C++.
Neither of the following calls should work when the expected argument is std::string&.
NamedObject<int> no1("Smallest Prime Number",2);
NamedObject<int> no2(std::string("Smalledst Prime Number"),2);
Both of them should work when the argument type is std::string or std::string const&.