std::wifstream.imbue( std::locale( "us" ) );
std::basic_ios::narrow( pwszFilename, 0 ); platform-independent unicode-ascii conversion
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Since the C++ streams use standard chars to pass filenames, and my entire application is in Unicode, I want to be able to pass a function a wide filename, and then within the function convert it to a narrow filename, which is then passed to the stream. I''ve tried looking it up on the internet, but all I get is WideCharToMultiByte(), which is Win32-specific, and also wcstombcs(), which I believe is also Win32-specific. Is there a standard way to convert between unicode and ascii? I have some code that I found that''s "standard," but I''m really not sure how to use it:
Depends how the UNICODE string you''ve got is represented.
UTF-8 or UTF-7? Copy, omitting all bytes with highest bit set.
Standard 16- or 32-bit words? Copy, omit all words with value > 127.
That''ll strip off the FF FE bytes, if you''ve got them. And yes, you''ve gotta strip out non-ASCII characters, if you''ve only got ASCII filenames. Better idea, write a wrapper that will use different implementations for UNICODE and non-UNICODE OS''s.
UTF-8 or UTF-7? Copy, omitting all bytes with highest bit set.
Standard 16- or 32-bit words? Copy, omit all words with value > 127.
That''ll strip off the FF FE bytes, if you''ve got them. And yes, you''ve gotta strip out non-ASCII characters, if you''ve only got ASCII filenames. Better idea, write a wrapper that will use different implementations for UNICODE and non-UNICODE OS''s.
Boost has a library under review for this I believe, check the Yahoo groups portion of boost (which I don''t have the URL to at the moment).
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*scratches head* That first post left me utterly confused.. I was looking for a C++ standard way to convert from Unicode to.. not-Unicode? I''m not sure what it''s called, but just the normal text that you use in C++. ASCII, then. Anyway, the point was that I don''t want to manipulate the string by myself, or use a wrapper for OS-specific implementations (if possible).
And why don''t I use boost? I''m just writing this to learn, and I feel that if I take on another great library before I know how to use the STL and even normal C++ well, I won''t be using Boost to it''s full potential, which leads to code that looks horrifying when looked back on.
And why don''t I use boost? I''m just writing this to learn, and I feel that if I take on another great library before I know how to use the STL and even normal C++ well, I won''t be using Boost to it''s full potential, which leads to code that looks horrifying when looked back on.
Just lookup how UTF-16 is encoded, and how ASCII is encoded, then write a conversion routine for the intersection of the two and try it out.
C++ knows nothing about character encoding beyond the built-in types (char, wchar, int).
C++ knows nothing about character encoding beyond the built-in types (char, wchar, int).
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