Function
GLibutf8_to_utf16
since: 2.0
Declaration
gunichar2*
g_utf8_to_utf16 (
const gchar* str,
glong len,
glong* items_read,
glong* items_written,
GError** error
)
Description
Convert a string from UTF-8 to UTF-16. A 0 character will be added to the result after the converted text.
Available since: 2.0
Parameters
str-
Type:
const gchar*A UTF-8 encoded string.
The data is owned by the caller of the function. The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string. len-
Type:
glongThe maximum length (number of bytes) of
strto use. Iflen< 0, then the string is nul-terminated. items_read-
Type:
glong*Location to store number of bytes read, or
NULL. IfNULL, thenG_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUTwill be returned in casestrcontains a trailing partial character. If an error occurs then the index of the invalid input is stored here.The argument will be set by the function. The argument can be NULL. items_written-
Type:
glong*Location to store number of #gunichar2 written, or
NULL. The value stored here does not include the trailing 0.The argument will be set by the function. The argument can be NULL. error-
Type:
GError **The return location for a recoverable error.
The argument can be NULL.If the return location is not NULL, then you must initialize it to aNULLGError*.The argument will be left initialized to NULLby the function if there are no errors.In case of error, the argument will be set to a newly allocated GError; the caller will take ownership of the data, and be responsible for freeing it.