RE: discovering code points with embedded nulls

From: Erik.Ostermueller@alltel.com
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 12:29:14 EST

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    I didn't get any attachments. Hmmm.

    --Erik O.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Stefan Persson [mailto:alsjebegrijptwatikbedoel@yahoo.se]
    > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 11:12 AM
    > To: Kent Karlsson
    > Cc: Ostermueller, Erik; unicode@unicode.org
    > Subject: Re: discovering code points with embedded nulls
    >
    >
    > What is that strange file (winmail.dat) attached to
    > your mail? I really
    > hope that it isn't a virus.
    >
    > Stefan
    >
    > Kent Karlsson wrote:
    >
    > >>From what I'm hearing from you all is that a null in UTF-8 is
    > >>for termination and termination only.
    > >>Is this correct?
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >No, NULL is a character (actually a control character)
    > among many
    > >others. However, many C/C++ APIs (mis)use NULL as a
    > string terminator
    > >since NULL isn't very useful for other things.
    > >
    > > /kent k
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    >
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