Thread: Unicode identifiers

To those of you who've tested the 2005 Express beta from microsoft:

Does the latest C++ compiler from microsoft support unicode characters?

I.e. will this code compile:

Code:

int main()
{
  int åtta= 8;
}

I'm just curious. I cannot remember I've seen any compiler support this.

Originally Posted by Sang-drax

To those of you who've tested the 2005 Express beta from microsoft:

Does the latest C++ compiler from microsoft support unicode characters?

I.e. will this code compile:

Code:

int main()
{
  int åtta= 8;
}

I'm just curious. I cannot remember I've seen any compiler support this.

THis works:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
  int åtta= 8;
  char str[] = "åtta";

  printf("s: <%s>\n", str);
  printf("åtta = %d\n", åtta);
  return 0;
}

Output on Windows XP:

s: <σtta>
σtta = 8

The compiler version is

Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 14.00.40607.16 for 80x86

Regards,

Dave

Nice. Thank you.
I'll download the beta now.

I don't know. Perhaps I can throw in some unicode characters when helping with the stupider kind of homework questions. When they complain I'll just reference to the standard.

I noticed that my current compiler couldn't handle it and I just wanted to know if Microsofts new complier was any better.

Originally Posted by Salem

Perhaps you're confusing the source character set (the one the program is written in) with the execution character set (the one the program is able to use to communicate with the outside world)

I don't have the standard here at this computer, so I cannot quote anything. I'm quite sure some unicode characters can be used in identifier names though.
I'll have to get back to this when my Internet connection starts working. It has been down for days.

Yup, Annex E at the end of the document contains the valid characters that can be used. Quite a few, actually. BTW, my connection is up again.