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wi32lib: RFC for w32string()

• Posted by CChris <christian.cuvier at agric?lture.gouv.f?> May 16, 2008
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Defined in w32utils.e, w32string() is an user defined type which validates
sequence of integers in the 0 to 255 range.

So, for instance, w32string({5,0,255,7}) is 1, but try naming anything this way,
or printing it. Good luck.

This is why I suggest changing its meaning slightly to something probably more
useful:
1/ create a new String_CT w32CType() class, initially identical to Printable_CT.
2/ change w32string() to validate a sequence of characters in the String_CT
class.

This would reject the garbage above, and enable anyone to add accented or double
byte (UTF-16) characters to the range of what w32strung() accepts.

A simpler variant would be to directly tie w32string() to Printable_CT. I don't
know about all uses of this char class by Eu code, so uncoupling the two issues
is 100% safe, at the cost of a new char class.

Any thoughts?

CChris