diff --git a/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.cpp b/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.cpp
index ca3471e23ac0cd69b9e3d8e9d2d96f1685ed8543..34de2cb39b3e268fcfc91724e0b998e031cd67d0 100644
--- a/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.cpp
+++ b/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.cpp
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ void TexView::cb_keyPress(int code)
 	updateGL();
 }
 
-void TexView::init(char *fnm, char* fnt)
+void TexView::init(const std::string& fnm, const std::string& fnt)
 {
-	if (fnm == NULL)
+	if (fnm.empty()	)
 	{
 		computeTore();
-		m_fileNameTex  = std::string(fnt);
+		m_fileNameTex  = fnt;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		m_fileNameMesh = std::string(fnm);
-		m_fileNameTex  = std::string(fnt);
+		m_fileNameMesh = fnm;
+		m_fileNameTex  = fnt;
 		std::vector<std::string> attrNames;
 
 		m_obj.import(m_fileNameMesh,attrNames);
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ int main(int argc, char**argv)
 	}
 	else if (argc == 2)
 	{
-		tv.init(NULL, argv[1]);
+		tv.init("", argv[1]);
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		tv.init(NULL,"x");
+		tv.init("","x");
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.h b/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.h
index d6a05cfb687ae144758ec313ccc54019f64bd0d4..db45eff52edf3bbbe7362c69c2b54c0e3814b542 100644
--- a/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.h
+++ b/Apps/Examples/texturesExample.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 
 	~TexView();
 
-	void init(char* fnm, char* fnt);
+	void init(const std::string& fnm, const std::string& fnt);
 
 	// callbacks of simpleQT to overdefine:
 	void cb_redraw();