std::wstring_convert
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                    |   Defined in header  
<locale>
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|   template< class Codecvt, 
          class Elem = wchar_t,  | 
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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
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  std::basic_string<char, char_traits<char>, Byte_alloc>
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  wide_string
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  std::basic_string<Elem, char_traits<Elem>, Wide_alloc>
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  state_type
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  Codecvt::state_type
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  int_type
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  wide_string::traits_type::int_type
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[edit] Member functions
|   constructs a new wstring_convert  (public member function)  | 
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|    operator=  | 
   the copy assignment operator is deleted   (public member function)  | 
|   destructs the wstring_convert and its conversion facet  (public member function)  | 
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|    converts a byte string into a wide string   (public member function)  | 
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|    converts a wide string into a byte string   (public member function)  | 
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|    returns the number of characters successfully converted   (public member function)  | 
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|    returns the current conversion state   (public member function)  | 
[edit] See also
|  Character conversions  | 
 narrow multibyte (char)  | 
 UTF-8 (char)  | 
 UTF-16 (char16_t)  | 
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| 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) 
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   performs conversion between a byte stream buffer and a wide stream buffer   (class template)  | 
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   converts between UTF-8 and UCS2/UCS4   (class template)  | 
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   converts between UTF-8 and UTF-16   (class template)  |