Re: [boost] [UTF String] UTF String library 1.5 ready for perusal

Subject: Re: [boost] [UTF String] UTF String library 1.5 ready for perusal
From: Anders Dalvander (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-14 04:05:28

Jeremy Maitin-Shepard <jeremy <at> jeremyms.com> writes:
> In cases where there is a limit 
> of the maximum length of a string, I believe that is almost certainly 
> going to be in terms of the encoded length in a particular encoding 
> (i.e.g UTF-8 or UTF-16), rather than in code points.

Cutting any variable-width encoded string after a certain number of code units
is as useful as to cut a dollar bill in half. After you have done it, it loose
it's value.

Having said that, the same applies to cutting a string after a certain number of
code points, but here you could compare it to tear off a corner of a bill.

Counting graphemes or grapheme clusters is usually the way to go.

Regards,
Anders Dalvander

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