diff -r 4816d766a08a -r f345bda72bc4 Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-A60BFFE4-E527-547C-AF4D-30BB7A1C0D07.dita --- a/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-A60BFFE4-E527-547C-AF4D-30BB7A1C0D07.dita Tue Mar 30 11:42:04 2010 +0100 +++ b/Symbian3/PDK/Source/GUID-A60BFFE4-E527-547C-AF4D-30BB7A1C0D07.dita Tue Mar 30 11:56:28 2010 +0100 @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ - - - - - -Text -and binary dataDescribes how C strings are handled in text and binary data. -

In ‘C’, strings are characterised by the need for a zero terminator to -flag the end of the string. They suffer from a number of problems. In particular, -they cannot include binary data within them (in case that data includes binary -zeroes) and operations on them are, in general, inefficient. ‘C’ strings need -to be handled in a different way to binary data, as reflected in the memxxx() and strxxx() function -groups in the ANSI ‘C’ library.

-

Descriptors allow strings and binary data to be represented in the same -way; this allows the same functions to be used in both cases.

-

For binary data, the 8 bit descriptors should be used explicitly. The distinction -between Unicode and non-Unicode has no meaning for binary data

-

Note that there is no practical use for explicit 16 bit binary data.

+ + + + + +Text +and binary dataDescribes how C strings are handled in text and binary data. +

In ‘C’, strings are characterised by the need for a zero terminator to +flag the end of the string. They suffer from a number of problems. In particular, +they cannot include binary data within them (in case that data includes binary +zeroes) and operations on them are, in general, inefficient. ‘C’ strings need +to be handled in a different way to binary data, as reflected in the memxxx() and strxxx() function +groups in the ANSI ‘C’ library.

+

Descriptors allow strings and binary data to be represented in the same +way; this allows the same functions to be used in both cases.

+

For binary data, the 8 bit descriptors should be used explicitly. The distinction +between Unicode and non-Unicode has no meaning for binary data

+

Note that there is no practical use for explicit 16 bit binary data.

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