On Apr 23, 2007, at 4:22 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > norman said: >> UTF-8 has a variable sized encoding and >> uses 1, 2, 3 or 4 bytes depending on the code point. > > does this have an effect on realbasic commands > which deal with strings, such as len() or instr()? > or are those adjustments made automatically?
Len, InStr, and other methods without a B suffix are character-based, and so use the encoding information. Methods like LenB, InStrB, etc. do not use the encoding information. > > what about if i stuff a string into a memoryblock? The encoding is gone. Text = string + encoding. Charles Yeomans _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
