microsoft / microsoft/wil

Standard facility to convert between ANSI and UNICODE. Similar to ATL::CA2W and ATL::CW2A

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Description

Is there any standard way to convert strings in WIL? I could not find any examples.

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Research direction

The issue names no WIL file, test, or entry point. Start by locating existing string and character-conversion utilities in the repository and compare their coverage with ATL::CA2W and ATL::CW2A; done should include a documented standard conversion facility with tests for the supported conversions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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