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+/*
+ * This file is a part of EZC -- Easy templating in C++
+ * and is distributed under the (new) BSD licence.
+ * Author: Tomasz Sowa <t.sowa@ttmath.org>
+ */
+
+/* 
+ * Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Tomasz Sowa
+ * All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ * 
+ *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *    
+ *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *    
+ *  * Neither the name Tomasz Sowa nor the names of contributors to this
+ *    project may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF
+ * THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef headerfile_ezc_utf8
+#define headerfile_ezc_utf8
+
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+
+namespace Ezc
+{
+
+/*!
+	UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
+	http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3629
+
+	when wchar_t is 4 bytes length we use UTF-32
+	when wchar_t is 2 bytes length we use UTF-16 (with surrogate pairs)
+
+	UTF-16
+	http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2781.txt
+*/
+
+
+
+/*!
+	returns true if 'c' is a correct unicode character
+*/
+bool UTF8_CheckRange(int c);
+
+
+
+/*!
+	converting one character from UTF-8 to an int
+*/
+size_t UTF8ToInt(const char * utf8, size_t utf8_len, int & res, bool & correct);
+size_t UTF8ToInt(const char * utf8,                  int & res, bool & correct);
+size_t UTF8ToInt(const std::string & utf8,           int & res, bool & correct);
+size_t UTF8ToInt(std::istream & utf8,                int & res, bool & correct);
+
+
+/*!
+	converting UTF-8 string to a wide string
+*/
+bool UTF8ToWide(const char * utf8, size_t utf8_len, std::wstring & res, bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool UTF8ToWide(const char * utf8,                  std::wstring & res, bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool UTF8ToWide(const std::string & utf8,           std::wstring & res, bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool UTF8ToWide(std::istream & utf8,                std::wstring & res, bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+
+
+/*!
+	converting one int character to UTF-8
+*/
+size_t IntToUTF8(int z, char * utf8, size_t utf8_max_len);
+size_t IntToUTF8(int z, std::string & utf8, bool clear = true );
+size_t IntToUTF8(int z, std::ostream & utf8);
+
+
+/*!
+	converting a wide string to UTF-8 string
+*/
+bool WideToUTF8(const wchar_t * wide_string, size_t string_len, std::string & utf8,  bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool WideToUTF8(const wchar_t * wide_string,                    std::string & utf8,  bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool WideToUTF8(const std::wstring & wide_string,               std::string & utf8,  bool clear = true, int mode = 1);
+bool WideToUTF8(const wchar_t * wide_string, size_t string_len, std::ostream & utf8, int mode = 1);
+bool WideToUTF8(const wchar_t * wide_string,                    std::ostream & utf8, int mode = 1);
+bool WideToUTF8(const std::wstring & wide_string,               std::ostream & utf8, int mode = 1);
+
+
+
+
+} // namespace Ezc
+
+
+#endif
+