std::wstring_convert
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                    | Defined in header  <locale> | ||
| template< class Codecvt,           class Elem = wchar_t, | (since C++11) | |
Class template std::wstring_convert performs conversions between byte string std::string and wide string std::basic_string<Elem>, using an individual code conversion facet Codecvt. std::wstring_convert assumes ownership of the conversion facet, and cannot use a facet managed by a locale. The standard facets suitable for use with std::wstring_convert are std::codecvt_utf8 for UTF-8/UCS2 and UTF-8/UCS4 conversions and std::codecvt_utf8_utf16 for UTF-8/UTF-16 conversions.
[edit] Member types
| Member type | Definition | 
| byte_string | std::basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, Byte_alloc> | 
| wide_string | std::basic_string<Elem, char_traits<Elem>, Wide_alloc> | 
| state_type | Codecvt::state_type | 
| int_type | wide_string::traits_type::int_type | 
[edit] Member functions
| constructs a new wstring_convert (public member function) | |
| operator= | the copy assignment operator is deleted (public member function) | 
| destructs the wstring_convert and its conversion facet (public member function) | |
| converts a byte string into a wide string (public member function) | |
| converts a wide string into a byte string (public member function) | |
| returns the number of characters successfully converted (public member function) | |
| returns the current conversion state (public member function) | 
[edit] See also
| Character conversions | narrow multibyte (char) | UTF-8 (char) | UTF-16 (char16_t) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| UTF-16 | mbrtoc16 / c16rtomb | codecvt<char16_t, char, mbstate_t> codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t> codecvt_utf8_utf16<char32_t> codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t> | N/A | 
| UCS2 | No | codecvt_utf8<char16_t> | codecvt_utf16<char16_t> | 
| UTF-32/UCS4 (char32_t) | mbrtoc32 / c32rtomb | codecvt<char32_t, char, mbstate_t> codecvt_utf8<char32_t> | codecvt_utf16<char32_t> | 
| UCS2/UCS4 (wchar_t) | No | codecvt_utf8<wchar_t> | codecvt_utf16<wchar_t> | 
| wide (wchar_t) | codecvt<wchar_t, char, mbstate_t> mbsrtowcs / wcsrtombs | No | No | 
| (C++11) | performs conversion between a byte stream buffer and a wide stream buffer (class template) | 
| (C++11) | converts between UTF-8 and UCS2/UCS4 (class template) | 
| (C++11) | converts between UTF-8 and UTF-16 (class template) |