[openbeos] Re: BString

  • From: François Revol <revol@xxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 01:11:55 +0100 (MET)

Hmmm, if I'm right Unicode can have null bytes in some chars, so Unicode 
strings should be terminated by a double '\0', shouldn't they ?

my 0.02 Euros before going to bed,
François.

En réponse à Earl Colby Pottinger <earlcp@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> 
> 
> >Just quickie, I am writing a version of BString, just to cut my teeth,
> 
> >any objections/suggestions?
> >        Keith
> 
> Sorry I have not posted back earlier.  I believe that BStrings as it
> presently exists in BeOS is broken.  The reason, it treats it's strings
> like 'C' strings in some cases using a zero byte to make the end of the
> string and at other times using the Length() function to tell it the
> string length to control string functions.
> 
> I believe that BStrings should always use the Length() function and thus
> allow bytes containing zeros(0) to exist inside a string.
> 
> Also note:  If you read the BeBook BString section that there is no
> mention that BStrings are zero terminated, only that the String()
> function will return a zero terminated string.
> 
>            Earl Colby Pottinger
> 
> PS.  I am working a small test program to show what I mean, I will post
> the code as soon as possible.
> 
> 
> 





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