sys.utf8_verify()

Purpose:

sys.utf8_verify() verifys that all bytes in <utf8str> are valid and returns 0 if they are and -1 if they are not.

Usage:

ret = sys.utf8_verify(<utf8str>);

Arguments:

utf8 <utf8str> - A string of bytes that may or may not be a valid utf8 str.

Returns:

integer <ret> - 0 if <utf8str> is a valid UTF8 string, -1 if not

Where Used:

sys.utf8_verify() can be called from anywhere.

Example:

Description:

sys.utf8_verify() verifys that all bytes in <utf8str> are valid and returns 0 if they are and -1 if they are not. When -1 is returned, the byte index into <utf8str> of the start of the 1st invalid utf8 character is saved in sys_ret.

Requirements

4csrvr version 6.4.3 or later

Bugs/Features/Comments:

See Also:

sys.cp_toutf8()

sys.utf8_charat()

sys.utf8_count()

sys.utf8_fix()

sys.utf8_join()

sys.utf8_split()

sys.utf8_tocp()

sys.utf8_verify()