Utf8ToUnicode (String function)
Convert a UTF-8 Longstring bytestream to Unicode (String class)
The Utf8ToUnicode intrinsic function converts a UTF-8 string to Unicode.
Syntax
%unicode = string:Utf8ToUnicode[( [AllowUntranslatable= boolean])] Throws CharacterTranslationException
Syntax terms
| %unicode | A Unicode string variable to receive the method object string translated to Unicode. |
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| string | The method object string that is presumed to contain a UTF-8 byte stream. |
| AllowUntranslatable | This argument is usable only by Sirius Software. |
Exceptions
Utf8ToUnicode can throw the following exception:
- CharacterTranslationException
- If the method encounters a translation problem, properties of the exception object may indicate the location and type of problem.
Utf8ToUnicode can throw the following exception:
| CharacterTranslationException | If the method encounters a translation problem, properties of the exception object may indicate the location and type of problem. |
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Utf8ToUnicode can throw the following exception:
| CharacterTranslationException | If the method encounters a translation problem, properties of the exception object may indicate the location and type of problem. |
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Usage notes
- Utf8ToUnicode is available as of Sirius Mods Version 7.3.
Examples
In the following fragment, Utf8ToUnicode converts a hexadecimal input to a single Unicode character. In case the Unicode character translates to an EBCDIC character that cannot be displayed, the CharacterEncode option of UnicodeToEbcdic causes the output of a hexadecimal character reference.
%u unicode %u = 'E284A2':X:Utf8ToUnicode print %u:unicodeToEbcdic(CharacterEncode=true)
The result of the above fragment is the character reference for the trademark character:
™
See also
- Utf8 and Utf16 has more information about UTF-8 conversions.
- UnicodeToUtf8 converts a Unicode string to a UTF-8 Longstring byte stream.
- Utf16ToUnicode converts a UTF-16 byte stream to Unicode.