Unicode in C++
summary
C++ lacks robust built‑in Unicode support but gains char16_t/char32_t and Unicode string literals in C++11; the ecosystem leans on UTF‑8 for interchange, warns about UTF‑16 surrogate pairs and UTF‑32 bloat, and notes Unicode now spans ~1.1 million code points. Practical work happens with libraries: ICU provides full normalization, collation and boundary analysis (works but heavy and finicky to build) and Boost.Locale wraps ICU/OS backends for easier use; the standard library still omits normalization and reliable collation.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Start
- 27:42Dynamic Composition
- 29:59Unicode Types in C++
- 46:41International Components for Unicode (ICU)
