[fpc-pascal] cwstrings unit and UTF8Decode()

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 2016-03-25 12:23, Michael Van Canneyt wrote:
> Correction, this particular function does not depend on cwstrings.

When you say "this particular function" you are referring to the
UTF8Decode() function correct?

The documentation page for UTF8Decode has explicitly removed the
reference [that it requires a widestring manager] that was there before...

http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/current/rtl/system/utf8decode.html

But, it does mention that it uses the low-level Utf8ToUnicode()
function. Now lets see that function's documentation.

http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/current/rtl/system/utf8tounicode.html

And here it mentions that a widestring manager IS required for it to
function.

So if UTF8Decode depends on UTF8ToUnicode, then by definition UTF8Decode
also depends on a widestring manager.

Regards,
  - Graeme -

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