utf16
UTF-16 encoding

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utf16le

Vocabulary
io.encodings.utf16

Class description
The encoding descriptor for UTF-16, that is, UTF-16 with a byte order mark. This is the most useful for general input and output in UTF-16. Streams can be made which read or write wth this encoding.

See also
An introduction to encodings

See also
utf16le, utf16be, utf16n

Definition

IN: io.encodings.utf16

SINGLETON: utf16

Methods

USING: io io.encodings io.encodings.utf16
io.encodings.utf16.private kernel ;

M: utf16 <decoder> drop 2 over stream-read bom>le/be <decoder> ;


USING: io io.encodings io.encodings.utf16
io.encodings.utf16.private kernel ;

M: utf16 <encoder>
    drop bom-le over stream-write utf16le <encoder> ;