On Thu, 2009-01-29 at 16:51 +0200, Tor Lillqvist wrote: > > I think strncpy() is one of the few that needs an utf8 equivalent, > > because a char may span several bytes. > > Well, he didn't say exactly what semantics he wanted his > g_utf8_strncpy() and g_utf16_strncpy() to have. In the UTF-8 case, > should the "size" mean characters or bytes? In the UTF-16 case, > characters or 16-bit units? > > The existing g_utf8_strncpy() has it meaning characters. As such I > think the name is bit unfortunate, because of the similarity to > strncpy() but then different semantics of the "size" parameter.
Even if the meaning was "bytes", I think an utf8-aware function that avoids cutting in the middle of a multibyte char is a plus. Xav _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list