stringprep_utf8_to_unichar(3)

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version 1.44 · 5 versions
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💖 stringprep_utf8_to_unichar — the libidn glow-up page 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the libidn corner of the manual 💅 this one lives in stringprep_utf8_to_unichar(3), and no, that name is not a typo, that's just how the libidn girlies name things 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

stringprep_utf8_to_unichar — it's an API function, bestie. that's the whole vibe 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <stringprep.h>

uint32_t stringprep_utf8_to_unichar(const char * p);

look at her. one argument. one return. zero drama 🌸

✨ ARGUMENTS ✨

  • const char * p — a pointer to a Unicode character encoded as UTF-8. that's it, that's the whole assignment, she just wants the bytes 💜

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so what does she do, you ask? she converts a sequence of bytes encoded as UTF-8 to a Unicode character. literally that's the job. bytes in, character out. iconic behaviour, no notes ✨

and now the part where you gotta pay attention, bestie, because this is the scary bit:

If p does not point to a valid UTF-8 encoded character, results are undefined. not "returns an error", not "returns 0", just undefined. 😭 the compiler is not gonna save you, the runtime is not gonna save you, only your own careful input validation is gonna save you. respect the pointer. 🫶

Return value: the resulting character. 🎀

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

(yeah she said it twice, and honestly? she ate both times, so we're keeping both 💅)

she converts a sequence of bytes encoded as UTF-8 to a Unicode character. fr fr, that's the function.

If p does not point to a valid UTF-8 encoded character, results are undefined. 🩷 still true the second time around, still not kidding.

Return value: the resulting character. 👑

✨ REPORTING BUGS ✨

found a bug? first of all, relatable, second of all, tell the libidn team:

be nice, be specific, include the details, they're doing their best and so are you 💖

Copyright © 2002-2026 Simon Josefsson.

Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice and this notice are preserved. 🫶 legal slay, honestly.

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

The full documentation for libidn is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and libidn programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info libidn

should give you access to the complete manual. 📖

As an alternative you may obtain the manual from:

https://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/manual/

and that's the whole page, bestie 🦋 this was libidn 1.44, page stringprep_utf8_to_unichar(3), dropping out of the group chat with main character energy 👑✨ mwah 💋

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