Re: [boost] Boost::UTF

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-13 05:09:38

>I would recommend the IBM ICU library[1] as I believe it is currently
> the best C++ Unicode support library.  Its interface does not match that
> of Boost libraries or the C++ Standard library, but I don't believe
> there are any decent Unicode libraries with a better interface.  There
> has been some discussion on this list regarding creating a Boost Unicode
> library, but currently such a Boost library does not exist.
>
> [1] http://www-306.ibm.com/software/globalization/icu/index.jsp

I would also recommend ICU and point out that:

regex will now work with ICU and handle UTF-8 UTF-16 or UTF-32 input via 
some new "Unicode aware" interfaces.

There are some unofficial iterator adapters in 
boost/regex/pending/unicode_iterator.hpp that will convert between various 
Unicode encodings "on the fly": for example they can be used to make a UTF-8 
sequence appear "as if" they were a UTF-32 sequence or whatever.

HTH, John.