Re: [boost] Should we add two simple character-to-Unicode converters?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-19 08:15:03

Daryle Walker wrote:

> Nothing fancy, just something like:
> 
>     int_fast32_t   char_to_Unicode( char c );
>     int_fast32_t  wchar_to_Unicode( wchar_t c );
> 
> that converts a native character to a Unicode value.  

Maybe, but it's hard to comment as you haven't even explained what those
function will do. What's a "native character" and what a "Unicode value"
and how the conversion will be done? If the first function does conversion
from local 8 bit encoding to unicode then:

  - do you have a working implementation?
  - isn't dealing with individual characters too slow?

- Volodya