checking in the recent efforts at optimizing clam

[feisty_meow.git] / nucleus / library / basis / utf_conversion.h

diff --git a/nucleus/library/basis/utf_conversion.h b/nucleus/library/basis/utf_conversion.h
index 33d436eb6010a0c45a31a4010a623d6442b89862..084ae496c9fce47fb6951c8f279ffb69c7928468 100644 (file)
--- a/nucleus/library/basis/utf_conversion.h
+++ b/nucleus/library/basis/utf_conversion.h
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ Booleano isLegalUTF8Sequence(const UTF8 *source, const UTF8 *sourceEnd);
 // compliant functions that required Unicode in win32 but not in Unix systems.
 
 #if defined(UNICODE)
+#error should not be in here right now --cak
 ///holding to test wx && defined(__WIN32__)
   //! to_unicode_temp() converts to UTF-16 as needed for win32 system calls.
   /*! this conversion is only appropriate to use within expressions.  it does
@@ -216,10 +217,10 @@ Booleano isLegalUTF8Sequence(const UTF8 *source, const UTF8 *sourceEnd);
   #define from_unicode_persist(name, s) null_transcoder name(s, true) 
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-  //! sends UTF-8 information to the diagnostic view in the IDE.
-  #define TRACE_PRINT(s) TRACE(_T("%s"), to_unicode_temp(s))
-#endif
+//#ifdef _MSC_VER
+//  //! sends UTF-8 information to the diagnostic view in the IDE.
+//  #define TRACE_PRINT(s) TRACE(_T("%s"), to_unicode_temp(s))
+//#endif
 
 //////////////
 
@@ -308,13 +309,16 @@ public:
   null_transcoder(const astring &utf8_input, bool make_own_copy);
   ~null_transcoder() {
     if (_make_own_copy) delete [] _converted;
-    _converted = NIL;
+    _converted = NULL_POINTER;
   }
 
   int length() const;
   operator char * () { return (char *)_converted; }
   operator const char * () const { return (const char *)_converted; }
 
+  operator astring() const { return astring((const char *)_converted); }
+    //!< converts the char pointer into an astring object.
+
 private:
   bool _make_own_copy;
   const UTF8 *_converted;