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iradic · Mar 12th, 2007, 2:14 PM

Hi,
Is it ok to assume that ascii characters have the same value for char and wchar_t types.

That is:

char 'a' == wchar_t L'a'

Bye

Ooble · Mar 13th, 2007, 6:22 AM

According to the standards, yes, it's fine. However, wchar_t is only required to be at least 8 bits, so you can't necessarily use it for UTF-16 or other two-byte character implementations unless you can guarantee the compiler and OS support it.

Mar 12th, 2007, 2:14 PM	#1
iradic Programmer Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	wchar_t and ascii Hi, Is it ok to assume that ascii characters have the same value for char and wchar_t types. That is: (Toggle Plain Text) char 'a' == wchar_t L'a' char 'a' == wchar_t L'a' Bye

Mar 13th, 2007, 6:22 AM	#2
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	According to the standards, yes, it's fine. However, wchar_t is only required to be at least 8 bits, so you can't necessarily use it for UTF-16 or other two-byte character implementations unless you can guarantee the compiler and OS support it. __________________ Me :: You :: Them

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