[fpc-pascal] UTF-8 versions of Copy() and Length()

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 5/19/07, Daniël Mantione <daniel.mantione at freepascal.org> wrote:
>
> I think a utf8 unit would be usefull.

Glad you agree.  I searched through the mailing list and found quite a
few people that required such function and implemented their own.  So
yes, why don't we include a new unit with those functions for
everybody to use. The Lazarus project (LCLProc unit) has been tried
and tested for ages.  We can create a new unit based on the functions
in there - just remove any LCL specific functions.

Seeing that the LCLProc unit has been in use for ages in Lazarus, any
chance that we can get such a unit fast-tracked and included in trunk
and fixes_2_2 branch?  Ready for the next release.
It shouldn't interfere with any existing applications, because it will
be a new and separate unit. It's also been well tested in Lazarus.

So what name could we give such a unit.  unicodeutils.pas?  utfutils.pas?

> > The Length function is easy to get around, but the Copy, Pos ,etc
> > functions are not.
>
> Why?

I meant not easy by inline'ing things like your Length example.  The
UTF8Copy() function requires a bit more coding, that's all.



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Graeme Geldenhuys

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