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Internationalization Guide


Distinguishing Characters, Bytes, and Columns

In order for your code to process multi-byte characters correctly, you need to understand the difference between characters, columns, and bytes:

To clarify these concepts, examine Table 8–4, which shows two characters, one single-byte and one double-byte, and the byte count and column count of each.

Table 8–4: Byte Count and Column Count


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