(solved)utf-8 to utf-16

[utunnels]

I wonder if there's a direct way that converts utf-8 to unicode. Because some method like setWindowCaption use irr::core::stringw, while strings produced by xml reader can be either stringc or stringw.

If not, maybe I should avoid the trouble and save all xml files using unicode.

[hendu]

unicode is not a format, it's a general name. utf-8 is unicode.

[utunnels]

(face palm)

Well, I think you got what I meant.
In many text editor the encoding option unicode and unicode big endian actually means utf-16le and utf-16be.

The question is, if I have a utf-8 string, how do I convert it to utf-16?

[CuteAlien]

Hm, if you just want to copy from char to widechar you can do that with the irrlicht strings directly. You can just pass a stringc to a stringw (at least in the constructor, would have to look-up docs if assignement is also possible.. probably is).

But if you actually have real utf-8, meaning you use it to have for example cyrillic characters in utf-8, then you need a real conversions.
My way is usually like this: http://www.michaelzeilfelder.de/irrlich ... bleComplex

[utunnels]

But if you actually have real utf-8, meaning you use it to have for example cyrillic characters in utf-8, then you need a real conversions.
My way is usually like this: ...

Thank you. That is what I want to do.