Top "Utf-16" questions

What is Unicode, UTF-8, UTF-16?

What's the basis for Unicode and why the need for UTF-8 or UTF-16? I have researched this on Google and …

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UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32

What are the differences between UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32? I understand that they will all store Unicode, and that each …

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Byte and char conversion in Java

If I convert a character to byte and then back to char, that character mysteriously disappears and becomes something else. …

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Convert UTF-8 with BOM to UTF-8 with no BOM in Python

Two questions here. I have a set of files which are usually UTF-8 with BOM. I'd like to convert them (…

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Difference between UTF-8 and UTF-16?

Difference between UTF-8 and UTF-16? Why do we need these? MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256"); String text = "This is some …

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Difference between Big Endian and little Endian Byte order

What is the difference between Big Endian and Little Endian Byte order ? Both of these seem to be related to …

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How to solve "unable to switch the encoding" error when inserting XML into SQL Server

I'm trying to insert into XML column (SQL SERVER 2008 R2), but the server's complaining: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): XML …

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Convert UTF-16 to UTF-8 under Windows and Linux, in C

I was wondering if there is a recommended 'cross' Windows and Linux method for the purpose of converting strings from …

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What is a "surrogate pair" in Java?

I was reading the documentation for StringBuffer, in particular the reverse() method. That documentation mentions something about surrogate pairs. What …

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Can I make git recognize a UTF-16 file as text?

I'm tracking a Virtual PC virtual machine file (*.vmc) in git, and after making a change git identified the file …

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