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.TH "stringprep_utf8_to_ucs4" 3 "1.18" "libidn" "libidn"
.SH NAME
stringprep_utf8_to_ucs4 \- API function
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <stringprep.h>
.sp
.BI "uint32_t * stringprep_utf8_to_ucs4(const char * " str ", ssize_t " len ", size_t * " items_written ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "const char * str" 12
a UTF\-8 encoded string
.IP "ssize_t len" 12
the maximum length of \fIstr\fP to use. If \fIlen\fP < 0, then
the string is nul\-terminated.
.IP "size_t * items_written" 12
location to store the number of characters in the
result, or \fBNULL\fP.
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Convert a string from UTF\-8 to a 32\-bit fixed width
representation as UCS\-4, assuming valid UTF\-8 input.
This function does no error checking on the input.
.SH "RETURN VALUE"
a pointer to a newly allocated UCS\-4 string.
This value must be deallocated by the caller.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-libidn@gnu.org>.
GNU Libidn home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/libidn/
General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Simon Josefsson.
.br
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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B libidn
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B libidn
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info libidn
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
