std::codecvt_utf8_utf16(3)

NAME
std::codecvt_utf8_utf16 - std::codecvt_utf8_utf16

Synopsis
   Defined in header <codecvt>
   template< class Elem,
   unsigned long Maxcode = 0x10ffff, (since C++11)
   std::codecvt_mode Mode = (std::codecvt_mode)0 > (deprecated in C++17)
   class codecvt_utf8_utf16 : public std::codecvt<Elem, char,
   std::mbstate_t>;
   std::codecvt_utf8_utf16 is a std::codecvt facet which encapsulates conversion
   between a UTF-8 encoded byte string and UTF-16 encoded character string. If Elem is
   a 32-bit type, one UTF-16 code unit will be stored in each 32-bit character of the
   output sequence.
   This is an N:M conversion facet, and cannot be used with std::basic_filebuf (which
   only permits 1:N conversions, such as UTF-32/UTF-8, between the internal and the
   external encodings). This facet can be used with std::wstring_convert.

Template Parameters
   Elem - either char16_t, char32_t, or wchar_t
   Maxcode - the largest value of Elem that this facet will read or write without error
   Mode - a constant of type std::codecvt_mode

Member functions
   constructor constructs a new codecvt_utf8_utf16 facet
                 (public member function)
   destructor destroys a codecvt_utf8_utf16 facet
                 (public member function) std::codecvt_utf8_utf16::codecvt_utf8_utf16
   explicit codecvt_utf8_utf16( std::size_t refs = 0 );
   Constructs a new std::codecvt_utf8_utf16 facet, passes the initial reference counter
   refs to the base class.

Parameters
   refs - the number of references that link to the facet std::codecvt_utf8_utf16::~codecvt_utf8_utf16
   ~codecvt_utf8_utf16();
   Destroys the facet. Unlike the locale-managed facets, this facet's destructor is
   public. Inherited from std::codecvt

Member types
   Member type Definition
   intern_type internT
   extern_type externT
   state_type stateT

Member objects
   Member name Type
   id (static) std::locale::id

Member functions
   out invokes do_out
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   in invokes do_in
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   unshift invokes do_unshift
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   encoding invokes do_encoding
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   always_noconv invokes do_always_noconv
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   length invokes do_length
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
   max_length invokes do_max_length
                 (public member function of std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)

Protected member functions
                    converts a string from internT to externT, such as when writing to
   do_out file
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    converts a string from externT to internT, such as when reading
   do_in from file
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    generates the termination character sequence of externT characters
   do_unshift for incomplete conversion
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    returns the number of externT characters necessary to produce one
   do_encoding internT character, if constant
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    tests if the facet encodes an identity conversion for all valid
   do_always_noconv argument values
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    calculates the length of the externT string that would be consumed
   do_length by conversion into given internT buffer
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>)
                    returns the maximum number of externT characters that could be
   do_max_length converted into a single internT character
   [virtual] (virtual protected member function of
                    std::codecvt<InternT,ExternT,State>) Inherited from std::codecvt_base
   Member type Definition
   enum result { ok, partial, error, noconv }; Unscoped enumeration type
   Enumeration constant Definition
   ok conversion was completed with no error
   partial not all source characters were converted
   error encountered an invalid character
   noconv no conversion required, input and output types are the same

Example
// Run this code
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <codecvt>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <locale>
 int main()
 {
     std::string u8 = u8"z\u00df\u6c34\U0001f34c";
     std::u16string u16 = u"z\u00df\u6c34\U0001f34c";
     // UTF-8 to UTF-16/char16_t
     std::u16string u16_conv = std::wstring_convert<
         std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>, char16_t>{}.from_bytes(u8);
     assert(u16 == u16_conv);
     std::cout << "UTF-8 to UTF-16 conversion produced "
               << u16_conv.size() << " code units:\n";
     for (char16_t c : u16_conv)
         std::cout << std::hex << std::showbase << c << ' ';
     // UTF-16/char16_t to UTF-8
     std::string u8_conv = std::wstring_convert<
         std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>, char16_t>{}.to_bytes(u16);
     assert(u8 == u8_conv);
     std::cout << "\nUTF-16 to UTF-8 conversion produced "
               << std::dec << u8_conv.size() << " bytes:\n" << std::hex;
     for (char c : u8_conv)
         std::cout << +(unsigned char)c << ' ';
 }

Output:
 UTF-8 to UTF-16 conversion produced 5 code units:
 0x7a 0xdf 0x6c34 0xd83c 0xdf4c
 UTF-16 to UTF-8 conversion produced 10 bytes:
 0x7a 0xc3 0x9f 0xe6 0xb0 0xb4 0xf0 0x9f 0x8d 0x8c

See also
     Character locale-defined
    conversions multibyte UTF-8 UTF-16
                     (UTF-8, GB18030)
                    mbrtoc16 / codecvt<char16_t, char, mbstate_t>
      UTF-16 c16rtomb(with C11's codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t> N/A
                    DR488) codecvt_utf8_utf16<char32_t>
                        codecvt_utf8_utf16<wchar_t>
                    c16rtomb(without codecvt_utf8<char16_t> codecvt_utf16<char16_t>
       UCS2 C11's DR488)
                        codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>(Windows) codecvt_utf16<wchar_t>(Windows)
                        codecvt<char32_t, char, mbstate_t> codecvt_utf16<char32_t>
      UTF-32 mbrtoc32 / c32rtomb codecvt_utf8<char32_t> codecvt_utf16<wchar_t>(non-Windows)
                        codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>(non-Windows)
                    mbsrtowcs /
   system wide: wcsrtombs UTF-32(non-Windows) use_facet<codecvt No No
   UCS2(Windows) <wchar_t, char,
                    mbstate_t>>(locale)
                        converts between character encodings, including UTF-8,
   codecvt UTF-16, UTF-32
                        (class template)
   codecvt_mode tags to alter behavior of the standard codecvt facets
   (C++11)(deprecated in C++17) (enum)
   codecvt_utf8 converts between UTF-8 and UCS2/UCS4
   (C++11)(deprecated in C++17) (class template)
   codecvt_utf16 converts between UTF-16 and UCS2/UCS4
   (C++11)(deprecated in C++17) (class template)