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ack_complete 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Use string views instead of passing std:wstring by...

The Windows API uses WCHAR = wchar_t, so if you use char16_t, you have to convert back and forth to avoid running afoul of strict aliasing rules. This imposes conversion costs without benefits; both using wchar_t directly or converting to/from UTF-8 are better.

delta_p_delta_x 5 months ago [–]

Or, set up the manifest in your app[1], and just use UTF-8 and `std::string`/`std::string_view` everywhere.

[1]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/apps/design/global...

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