Re: [libxml++] UTF8 support

[Stefan Seefeld <seefeld sympatico ca>]

Ole Laursen wrote:

> > Please don't abuse std::string in such a horrible way.
>
>
> You are exaggerating, really.
>
> Remember that many string algorithms can be used without any trouble
> if the std::string contains UTF-8. Copying, concatenation and even
> replacement (of ASCII characters) all work.

No, replacement will *not* work, precisely because there is no simple
mapping of 'character' to 'byte'.

> That covers 95%-100% of
> the cases for typical GUI usage, I think.

I don't know how you come up with these numbers, and what you mean
by 'typical'. As soon as you get into non-ascii regions you'll be
in deep trouble.

You are ignoring my argument: the std::string API is completely
inappropriate to deal with the utf8 encoding. All but data() and
length() will cause undefined behavior.

Stefan