46165 - Need converter functions that works on nsAReadableString in Unicode converters

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(Core :: Internationalization, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Daniel Bratell]

When trying to switch to nsAReadableString in bug 44074 I got stuck on the 
unicode converter. It works on raw data pointers which are not compatible with 
the basic string classes. 

I need new methods in the nsIUnicodeConverter interface:

Convert(nsAReadableString& src, nsCString& destination);
and
Finish(nsCString& destination);

Is that possible?

Comment 1

[nhottanscp]

Cata, could you take a look?

Comment 2

[Frank Tang]

I am not sure this is a reasonable request. We need a story to 
make sure we can convert the data in nsAReadableString by passing to unicode 
converter, but that does not mean we need to add additional method.
reassign to scc. Scc- please advice what we should do? Is there a way that we 
can get PRUnichar* from nsAReadableString ?

Comment 3

[Scott Collins]

You will find what you need in

  <http://lxr.mozilla.org/seamonkey/source/xpcom/ds/nsReadableUtils.h>

...currently around line 33 or 34.  These new converter functions emulate the bad 
old behavior we have always had with automatic encoding conversions, but they 
work on any kind of readable and into any kind of writable.

Comment 4

[Teruko Kobayashi]

Verified.