C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Unicode in C++ source files          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Alex J. Dam Guest Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:28 pm    Post subject: Unicode in C++ source files Hi. I found this in the 1997 standard draft under 2.10: An identifier is an arbitrarily long sequence of letters and digits. Each universal-character-name in an identifier shall designate a char- acter whose encoding in ISO 10646 falls into one of the ranges speci- fied in _extendid_. Does it really mean that C++ compilers should accept identifiers with accented letters and all? If it does, is there a compiler which accepts them? Thanks. -- Alex J. Dam "Oh, I got plenty o' nuttin', an' nuttin's plenty fo' me" -- Porgy Back to top White Wolf Guest Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Unicode in C++ source files Alex J. Dam wrote: Quote: Hi. I found this in the 1997 standard draft under 2.10: An identifier is an arbitrarily long sequence of letters and digits. Each universal-character-name in an identifier shall designate a char- acter whose encoding in ISO 10646 falls into one of the ranges speci- fied in _extendid_. Does it really mean that C++ compilers should accept identifiers with accented letters and all? If it does, is there a compiler which accepts them? IIRC it was mentioned somewhere in the moderated newsgroup. Basically what the language lawyers there explained was that there are implementation/platform dependent things involved here, so code using such characters would not be portable. I mean you would need to convert it just like you need to convert old MS-DOS stuff if you want to display it in Windows. And IIRC to that problem they have attributed that fact that no compiler implements this. Since I have only a vague recollection of this postings I might be wrong. -- WW aka Attila ::: Whales are mammals. Mammals have hair. SHAVE THE WHALES! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ language (comp.lang.c++) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.